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Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) Announces Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2012
BANGALORE, India, July 12 / PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

    Q1 Revenues grew by 4.8% Year on Year

    Highlights

    Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards 
(IFRS) for the quarter ended June 30, 2012



    - Revenues were $1,752 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012;       
YoY growth was 4.8%     
    - Net income after tax was $416 million for the quarter ended June 30, 
2012; YoY growth was 8.3%     
    - Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) was $0.73 for the quarter 
ended June 30, 2012; YoY growth was 9.0%     
    - 51 clients were added during the quarter by Infosys and its 
subsidiaries     
    - Gross addition of 9,236 employees (net addition of 1,157) for the quarter 
by Infosys and its subsidiaries    
    - 151,151 employees as on June 30, 2012 for Infosys and its subsidiaries 

    "Our focus on Infosys 3.0 and building tomorrow's enterprise coupled with 
disciplined execution will help us deliver high-quality growth, despite 
challenges seen in the global economic situation resulting in slower IT spends 
by large corporations," said S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director.

    Business outlook*

    The company's outlook (consolidated) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 
2013, under IFRS is as follows:


    - Revenues are expected to be at least $7.343bn; YoY growth of 5.0% (6% in 
constant currency terms)     
    - Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) is expected to be at least 
$3.03; YoY growth of 1.0% 

    * Exchange rates considered for major global currencies: AUD / USD - 1.02; 
GBP / USD - 1.56; Euro / USD - 1.26 for rest of fiscal 2013

    Awards and Recognition

    Infosys was recognized by analysts, industry bodies and other influencers 
in the last quarter



    - Infosys and British Telecom jointly won the prestigious Global Telecoms  
Business Innovation Award 2012 under the Business Service Innovation 
category.     
    - The Infosys - RioTinto relationship won the Outsourcing Excellence Award, 
for  Best New Process/Application from Outsourcing Center, an Alsbridge 
company.     
    - We were awarded the Pegasystems Excellence in Solution Development Award 
for a  best-in-class insurance service delivery platform.     
    - Spirit AeroSystems recognized Infosys with the Platinum Award for 
consistent high-quality engineering services.     
    - We received the 2012 IT Partner of the Year Award from Analog Devices, a 
global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing 
applications.     
    - The Asian Banker Technology Implementation Awards 2012 saw Finacle(TM) 
along with DBS Bank winning the Best Core Banking Implementation for Regional 
and International Banks Award.     
    - Another Finacle(TM) client, ING Vysya Bank won the Best Corporate 
Internet Banking Initiative Award.    
    - Finacle(TM) also won joint first place in the Core Banking Technology 
Provider of the Year category at The Banker's Innovation in Banking Technology 
Awards, 2012.     
    - We have been identified as one of the top 25 performers in the Caring for 
Climate Initiative by UN Global Compact and UN Environment Program.     
    - We have also been recognized as an innovation leader in India in KPMG's 
2012 Global Technology Innovation Survey. 

    Expansion of services and significant projects

    Infosys is focused on delivering measurable business value to clients - be 
it initiating transformational process changes, accelerating innovation or 
optimizing operations

    Consulting and Systems Integration

    A processed and packaged goods food company has engaged us in a SAP 
advanced planning optimizer (APO) project to support its growth strategy by 
improving supply chain visibility, reducing cost and inventory, and increasing 
speed and agility to meet dynamic market demands. We are creating and 
implementing a roadmap for the online business for a retailer, designed to make 
it competitive in the rapidly growing e-commerce industry.

    We were selected by a European energy trading house to develop and 
implement a capability platform strategy, designed to manage a dynamic business 
environment, improve competitiveness and reduce time-to-market. We have been 
selected as the strategic partner to implement the Oracle Product Management 
suite for a Middle Eastern food control authority to automate processes leading 
to faster response time, predictability and cost control.

    A business real estate developer in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region has 
engaged us to define its IT outsourcing strategy and structure its IT shared 
services functions. For a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in UK, we are 
managing its e-commerce platform and will drive all future enhancements towards 
improving customer experience and increasing revenue share through the online 
channel. An automotive infotainment manufacturer partnered with us to 
streamline its sales, procurement and finance processes across various 
subsidiaries by providing new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions.

    Business IT Services

    For a large financial corporation, we are implementing a single sign-on 
solution for its commercial banking customers, providing simplified access to 
all commercial banking applications through a unified portal, enabling improved 
and superior customer experience. A luxury retailer has engaged us to work with 
its supply chain business team for the global classification of its products, 
free trade agreement planning, and bill of material analysis to reduce duties 
on international shipments. A managed network services company partnered with 
us to transform its service assurance platform to provide a flexible, scalable 
and high performance solution to serve end-customers.

    We have been selected by a Middle Eastern travel house to help overhaul its 
IT systems to bring in greater operational efficiencies and enhance customer 
experience. An electricity and natural gas provider partnered with us to lower 
costs, automate and improve its helpdesk processes by introducing new 
technology and processes. An Australian water utility has engaged us to review 
its off-contract spends in the areas of maintenance, repairs and overhauls 
across 30 sites to develop a procurement plan that will identify key areas of 
spend suitable for sourcing activities and, in turn, enable considerable 
savings. A dairy company in Australia selected us to implement a significant 
procurement cost savings program covering a wide range of direct and indirect 
procurement categories including packaging, contract labor and maintenance 
related consumables.

    Infosys Public Services

    We are partnering with healthcare and public sector organizations in the 
U.S. and Canada to help them leverage the potential of technology to derive 
business value

    A Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan is working with us to develop and maintain 
its benefits and services portal to configure custom health plans, streamline 
service delivery, and improve customer engagement as part of its strategic 
multi-year program to transform enterprise product processes. Another Blue 
Cross Blue Shield Plan selected our iTransform(TM) Payout Simulator product and 
engaged us to perform end-to-end International Statistical Classification of 
Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) testing including 
benefit and financial neutrality for its ICD-10 compliance program mandated by 
the U.S. government.

    Municipal government authorities of a North American city engaged us to 
conduct a security threat and risk assessment of the Voice-over-IP (VoIP) 
solution for its unified communication initiative to ensure compliance with 
various security standards. We are part of a contractor team supporting on-site 
IT infrastructure management and consolidation efforts including enterprise 
service oriented architecture (SOA) implementation and server optimization for 
a federal U.S. agency.

    Engineering Services

    Infosys provides a wide range of engineering solutions, ranging from 
product ideation to realization and sustenance. With 9,000 engineers working 
with more than 200 clients in over 30 countries, we offer engineering and 
technology services to support our clients' entire product lifecycle.

    A European telecom company has partnered with us to implement its next 
generation security platform on niche technologies such as Internet Protocol 
version 6 (IPV6). A semiconductor major chose us for the development, 
integration and validation of its firmware solution built on the next 
generation tablet and smartphone platforms.

    An auto and truck parts supplier has partnered with us for the concept 
design of its future engines, sub-systems and accelerating new product 
development. A supplier of interconnect components and cables has selected us 
to define, select, plan and implement its future product lifecycle management 
systems, to accelerate its product development process. A leader in helicopter 
transportation services has partnered with us to standardize and enhance its 
disparate technical publication systems spread across the globe and improve its 
performance.

    An aero engine manufacturer has engaged us to implement a simulation data 
management system. A North American insurance company has selected us to 
upgrade its enterprise telephony infrastructure and enhance the stability, 
scalability, infrastructure availability to customers. An automotive original 
equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnered with us to automate the testing of its 
gasoline engine control systems with recommendations on architectural 
improvement, mathematical modeling and software tools.

    Products, Platforms and Solutions

    This quarter we added 10 clients (three products and seven platforms) 
across Products and Platforms. We also unveiled Infosys BrandEdge(TM) in 
partnership with Fabric, a WPP company. This first-of-its-kind comprehensive 
cloud-based offering, simplifies digital marketing by bringing together 
integrated marketing and technology expertise on a single unified platform.

    Infosys SocialEdge(TM) is being utilized by a U.S. high-tech manufacturing 
company to build the next generation employee collaboration platform to 
increase workforce productivity, enable co-creation and drive innovation across 
different departments. A consumer packaged goods company has selected Infosys 
TradeEdge(TM) to improve data collection from distributors, retailers etc. The 
platform will use this data to help plan production, distribution and other 
aspects of the supply chain.

    Finacle(TM)

    Finacle(TM) our universal banking solution continued to grow this quarter 
with 10 wins in the last three months. Of this, five were from Europe, Middle 
East and Africa (EMEA) and five were from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Of 
the nine client projects that went live, six were in EMEA while the other three 
were in the APAC region.

    This quarter we launched the Finacle(TM) Digital Commerce Solution, which 
leverages the power of digital money to unlock new revenue streams, extend 
distribution reach and foster customer loyalty for financial institutions, 
telecom service providers and retailers. The solution has been selected by 
Standard Bank to drive agency banking and increase financial service efficiency 
across Africa.

    Cloud

    We continue to grow our cloud business and have executed over 150 
engagements and have 3,000 experts in our cloud practice

    Over the last quarter, we won over 20 programs across cloud services, Big 
Data and Security. We continue to strengthen our value proposition for clients 
by being a cloud Ecosystem Integrator and working with over 30 partners. We 
have been selected as the sole sourced partner for cloud strategy and Big Data 
infrastructure for a North American manufacturer, providing architecture 
consulting, roadmap and best practices to enable an industry class cloud 
deployment on a public cloud for an information services platform. As part of 
the engagement, we will also devise a Big Data strategy and roadmap for the 
client.

    A gaming company in North America has partnered with us to build a new 
state-of-the-art Big Data consolidated architecture for its games portfolio. A 
transportation major in North America has engaged us to re-host its mainframe 
applications and migrate multiple applications onto a private cloud. We were 
also selected to re-host mainframe applications on a private cloud for an 
apparel retailer.

    Enterprise Mobility

    The Infosys Enterprise Mobility practice continues to gain traction in the 
marketplace with over 150 engagements, 200 application roll-outs, 60 clients 
and over 1,200 Mobility professionals and experts serving our customers

    In the last quarter, Enterprise Mobility won over 10 engagements across 
areas of workforce productivity, field sales and enablement, supply chain, 
mobile commerce and guided selling. A U.S. based aerospace major partnered with 
us to create a mobile-based sales and marketing solution to provide product 
information on the move, thereby helping its sales force create a better visual 
experience for potential customers.

    A manufacturer of industrial products selected us to create a mobile-based 
product ordering solution for its resellers and distributors to manage demand 
forecasting and replenish stocks in real time. For a South African bank, we are 
creating a tablet-based solution on Infosys intellectual property (IP) - the 
Guided Sales solution, to help its sales staff customize and sell financial 
products to its customers. For a personal benefits and human resource (HR) 
management company, we are enhancing employee productivity by enabling 
Information System applications on the mobile, resulting in an efficient sales 
force and additional revenue through superior sales efficiency.

    We have been engaged by a pharmaceutical major to define and implement an 
enterprise wide mobile strategy and roadmap, accelerating the rollout of mobile 
applications and thereby offer greater benefits to its field force, customers, 
healthcare providers and patients. For an American logistics major, we are 
working on enterprise-wide mobile applications that provide real-time 
information about trains and tracks to optimize traffic across various railroad 
routes.

    Patents

    During the first quarter, Infosys applied for 36patent applications in 
India and the U.S. With this, Infosys has an aggregate of 507unique patent 
applications (pending) in India, U.S. and other jurisdictions and has been 
granted 50 patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and 1 
patent by Luxembourg patent office.

    Liquidity

    As on June 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents, including investments in 
available-for-sale financial assets, certificates of deposits and government 
bonds was $3.7bn ($3.8bn as on June 30, 2011).

    "Global currency volatility continues to be a big challenge for the 
industry," said V. Balakrishnan, Member of the Board and Chief Financial 
Officer. "We are making the right investments balancing the short-term needs 
with long-term opportunities."

    About Infosys Ltd

    Many of the world's most successful organizations rely on the 151,000 
people of Infosys to deliver measurable business value. Infosys provides 
business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help 
clients in over 30 countries build tomorrow's enterprise.

    For more information about Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY), visit 
http://www.infosys.com

    Safe Harbor

    Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects 
are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and 
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those 
in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to 
these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties 
regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our 
ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT 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 segment concentration, our ability to 
manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key 
focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our 
ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, 
liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in 
which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration 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, 2012 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2011.These filings are available at 
http://www.sec.gov. Infosys 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. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking 
statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements prepared in 
compliance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting

    Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

    (Dollars in millions except share data)


    
                                                  June 30, 2012 March 31, 2012
    ASSETS
    Current assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                            $3,242         $4,047
    Available-for-sale financial assets                     389              6
    Investment in certificates of deposit                    64             68
    Trade receivables                                     1,240          1,156
    Unbilled revenue                                        362            368
    Prepayments and other current assets                    315            300
    Total current assets                                  5,612          5,945
    Non-current assets
    Property, plant and equipment                         1,009          1,063
    Goodwill                                                183            195
    Intangible assets                                        32             34
    Available-for-sale financial assets                       1              2
    Investment in government bonds                            9              -
    Deferred income tax assets                               60             62
    Income tax assets                                       189            204
    Other non-current assets                                 21             32
    Total non-current assets                              1,504          1,592
    Total assets                                         $7,116         $7,537
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    Current liabilities
    Derivative financial instruments                        $49             $9
    Trade payables                                            7              5
    Current income tax liabilities                          254            207
    Client deposits                                           2              3
    Unearned revenue                                        139            107
    Employee benefit obligations                            102             98
    Provisions                                               27             26
    Other current liabilities                               447            482
    Total current liabilities                             1,027            937
    Non-current liabilities
    Deferred income tax liabilities                          11              2
    Other non-current liabilities                            21             22
    Total liabilities                                     1,059            961
    Equity
    Share capital- `5 ($0.16) par value
    600,000,000 equity shares authorized, issued
    and outstanding 571,396,851 and 571,396,401,
    net of 2,833,600 treasury shares each as of
    June 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012,
    respectively                                             64             64
    Share premium                                           703            703
    Retained earnings                                     6,543          6,509
    Other components of equity                           (1,253)          (700)
    Total equity attributable to equity holders
    of the company                                        6,057          6,576
    Non-controlling interests                                 -              -
    Total equity                                          6,057          6,576
    Total liabilities and equity                         $7,116         $7,537


    Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

   (Dollars in millions except share and per equity share data)


    
                                                      Three months  Three months
                                                       ended June    ended June
                                                        30, 2012      30, 2011
    Revenues                                               $1,752       $1,671
    Cost of sales                                           1,059        1,022
    Gross profit                                              693          649
    Operating expenses:
    Selling and marketing expenses                             86           89
    Administrative expenses                                   118          125
    Total operating expenses                                  204          214
    Operating profit                                          489          435
    Other income, net                                          87           99
    Profit before income taxes                                576          534
    Income tax expense                                        160          150
    Net profit                                               $416         $384
    Other comprehensive income
    Fair value changes on available - for-sale
    financial asset, net of tax effect                         (1)           -
    Exchange differences on translating foreign
    operations                                               (552)          (7)
    Total other comprehensive income                        $(553)         $(7)
    Total comprehensive income                              $(137)        $377
    Profit attributable to:
    Owners of the company                                    $416         $384
    Non-controlling interest                                    -            -
                                                             $416         $384
    Total comprehensive income attributable to:
    Owners of the company                                  $(137)         $377
    Non-controlling interest                                    -            -
                                                            $(137)        $377
    Earnings per equity share
    Basic ($)                                                0.73         0.67
    Diluted ($)                                              0.73         0.67
    Weighted average equity shares used in
    computing earnings per equity share
    Basic                                             571,396,551  571,333,499
    Diluted                                           571,398,141  571,396,376


    NOTE:

    1. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance sheets and Condensed 
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 has 
been taken
on record at the Board meeting held on July 12, 2012

    2. A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the company can be 
downloaded from
http://www.infosys.com

    http://multivu.prnewswire.com/infosys/factsheet-q1-2013.pdf

    http://multivu.prnewswire.com/infosys/inr-pressrelease-6.pdf

    Contact

    
    Investor          Avishek Lath, India        Sandeep Mahindroo, US
    Relations         +91(80)4116-7744           +1(646)254-3133
                      avishek_lath@infosys.com   sandeep_mahindroo@infosys.com

    Media Relations   Sarah Vanita Gideon,       India Danielle D'Angelo, USA
                      +91(80)4156-4998           +1(510)859-5783
                      Sarah_Gideon@infosys.com   Danielle_Dangelo@infosys.com


    SOURCE: Infosys Ltd
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