Wipro Limited Announces Results for the Quarter and Year ended March 31, 2020 under IFRS

IT Services Revenues^2&3 in Constant Currency grew by 3.9% for the year

EPS for the year grew at 11.2% YOY

BANGALORE, India & EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for its quarter and year ended March 31, 2020.

Highlights of the Results

Results for the Year ended March 31, 2020:

• Gross Revenue was Rs 610.2 billion ($8.1 billion¹), an increase of 4.2% YoY
• IT Services Segment Revenue was at $8,256.2 million, grew at 1.7% YoY
• Non-GAAP^2&3 constant currency IT Services Segment Revenue increased by 3.9% YoY
• IT Services Operating Margin⁴ for the year was at 18.1%, an expansion of 0.2% YoY
• Net Income for the year was Rs 97.2 billion ($1.3 billion¹), an increase of 8.0% YoY
• EPS for the year was Rs 16.67 ($0.22¹) per share and grew 11.2% YoY

Results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2020:

• Gross Revenue was Rs 157.1 billion ($2.1 billion¹), an increase of 4.7% YoY
• IT Services Segment Revenue was at $2,073.7 million, a decrease of 1.0% QoQ
• Non-GAAP³ constant currency IT Services Segment Revenue increased by 0.4% QoQ
• IT Services Operating Margin4 for the quarter was at 17.6%, a decrease of 0.8% QoQ
• Net Income for the quarter was Rs 23.3 billion ($308.5 million¹), a decrease of 6.3% YoY
• EPS for the quarter was Rs 4.09 ($0.051) per share, a decrease of 1.1% YoY
• The Board has not recommended any final dividend. The interim dividend of Rs 1 declared by the Board at its meeting held on January 14, 2020 shall be considered as the final dividend for the financial year 2019-20. Thus, the total dividend for the financial year 2019-20 remains Rs 1 per equity share

Performance for the quarter & year ended March 31, 2020

Abidali Z. Neemuchwala, CEO and Managing Director said, “In these unprecedented times, I am extremely proud of how the Wipro team has come together and worked 24/7 to ensure the safety and well-being of each other while continuing to serve our clients. We hope that all of us stay safe and strong during these tough times. We are confident that our broad portfolio of services and our ability to execute to our commitments makes us well-positioned to gain market share.”

Jatin Dalal, Chief Financial Officer said, “The quarters ahead seem challenging and require a tremendous response on costs. We also anticipate our working capital to increase, but our strong balance sheet provides us the confidence that we will emerge stronger and better. Further, due to the volatility in the external environment, we have decided not to provide a quarterly guidance on revenues.”

We estimate that the IT Services Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 were negatively impacted by COVID-19 by approximately $14 -$16 million⁵ (0.7%-0.8% of revenues). Due to the uncertainty around the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, we do not have visibility into the extent to which it will disrupt our operations, and we have decided to not provide revenue guidance for the quarter ending June 30, 2020. We anticipate that we will resume providing revenue guidance when we have increased certainty of both demand and supply side factors.

IT Services

Wipro continued its momentum in winning deals globally as described below:

• Wipro has won a multi-year engagement in Mexico with one of the world’s largest Spanish language media companies to redefine their workplace experience. This engagement enables their digital strategy to deliver enhanced user experience and move to a flexible and secure model leveraging VirtuaDesk™, Wipro’s digital IP, and security expertise. Wipro will also leverage its deep media expertise and innovation to enable the client in their long-term business objectives.
• A large US-based healthcare company has awarded Wipro a multi-year contract to transform its contact center operations using Design Thinking, AI Automation & Analytics leveraging Wipro HOLMES™ and other digital technologies.
• A multinational professional services firm has awarded Wipro a Digital Workspace Services contract under which Wipro will provide IT support and transform the end user experience for its employees globally, leveraging its design-led approach.
• Wipro has won a multi-year engagement with a top Australian utility company for modernizing their core back-office platform leveraging SAP S/4 HANA digital core. This program will enable the client to consolidate and streamline their Corporate Finance, Supply Chain & Procurement functions in a single integrated platform.

Wipro continued to partner with our customers during COVID-19, some examples of how we collaborated are below:

• Our customer, an American food service, facilities, and uniform services provider caters to over 5000 client locations across the US, majority of which are now inaccessible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s Chief Growth Officer collaborated with Wipro to map nursing homes in these locations that may be in dire need of help and which could be serviced by the local task teams. We successfully developed a Google Distance Matrix API based solution to map the top 10 service locations that could aid nursing homes in their serviceable regions. Especially for the New York state nursing homes that are more severely affected than most, we could provide same day location mapping results for priority outreach. This solution now has the ability to cover all nursing homes, enabling our customer to take its humanitarian effort nationwide.
• One of the European governments recently announced multi-billion in loans for corporates to avail during the COVID-19 crisis. Within a span of 3 days, we helped our customer, one of the largest banks in Europe, update and go-live with their loan processing applications to ensure their corporate customers’ businesses stay up and running. These applications can now process interest-free loans in just 15 minutes, and so far, nearly 10,000 of the bank’s corporate customers have benefited immensely.
• Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, we helped our customer, a Postal Services company in Middle East, launch a special medicine delivery service as a part of the government’s quick response for citizens.
• Even amidst the operational issues posed by the pandemic, we were able to help our client, a clothing retailer in South Africa, successfully go-live with a large Oracle retail implementation. This is an example of a 100% ‘remote’ cutover, and has enabled the client to optimize its operations significantly to serve their customers.

Analyst Recognition

• Wipro was recognized as the “Star Performer of the year” in Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ Service Provider of the Year awards
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, Europe, David Groombridge, 25 Feb 2020
• Wipro was named as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America, Daniel Barros, 25 Feb 2020
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Business and Industrial IoT Consulting and Systems Integration Services 2020 Vendor Assessment. (Doc #US46120820, March 2020)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Business and Industrial IoT Engineering and Managed Services 2020 Vendor Assessment. (Doc #US46121220, March 2020)

Disclaimer: Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose

IT Products

• IT Products Segment Revenue for the year was Rs 11.0 billion ($146.0 million¹)
• IT Products Segment Results for the year was a loss of Rs 0.28 billion ($3.7 million¹)
• IT Products Segment Revenue for the quarter was Rs 2.8 billion ($37.0 million¹)
• IT Products Segment Results for the quarter was a profit of Rs 0.12 billion ($1.5 million¹)

India business from State Run Enterprises (SRE)

• India SRE Segment Revenue for the year was Rs 8.4 billion ($111.4 million¹)
• India SRE Segment Results for the year was a loss of Rs 1.8 billion ($24.2 million¹)
• India SRE Segment Revenue for the quarter was Rs 2.3 billion ($31.1 million¹)
• India SRE Segment Results for the quarter was a loss of Rs 0.48 billion ($6.4 million¹)

Please refer the table at the end for reconciliation between IFRS IT Services Revenue and IT Services Revenue on a non-GAAP constant currency basis.

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 at the end provides IT Services Revenue on a constant currency basis, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that 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 reporting 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. Further, in the normal course of business, we may divest a portion of our business which may not be strategic. We refer to the growth rates in both reported and constant currency adjusting for such divestments in order to represent the comparable growth rates.

This non-GAAP financial measure is 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 this 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.

Results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2020, prepared under IFRS, along with individual business segment reports, are available in the Investors section of our website www.wipro.com

Quarterly Conference Call

We will hold an earnings conference call today at 07:15 p.m. Indian Standard Time (09:45 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time) to discuss our performance for the quarter. The audio from the conference call will be available online through a web-cast and can be accessed at the following link- https://links.ccwebcast.com/?EventId=Wipro200415

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 Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 175,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.

Forward-Looking Statements

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, complete proposed corporate actions, 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 affecting our business and industry. The conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could decrease technology spending, adversely affect demand for our

products, affect the rate of customer spending and could adversely affect our customers’ ability or willingness to purchase our offerings, delay prospective customers’ purchasing decisions, adversely impact our ability to provide on-site consulting services and our inability to deliver our customers or delay the provisioning of our offerings, all of which could adversely affect our future sales, operating results and overall financial performance. Our operations may also be negatively affected by a range of external factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are not within our control.

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.

1. For the convenience of the readers, the amounts in Indian Rupees in this release have been translated into United States Dollars at the certified foreign exchange rate of US$1 = Rs 75.39, as published by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on March 31, 2020. However, the realized exchange rate in our IT Services business segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was US$1= Rs 73.95.
2. YoY growth rates for the year ended March 31, 2020 have been computed by adjusting revenues for the year ended March 31, 2019 for the impact of divestments.
3. Constant currency revenue for a period is the product of volumes in that period times the average actual exchange rate of the corresponding comparative period.
4. IT Services Operating Margin refers to Segment Results Total as reflected in IFRS financials.
5. The estimated impact of COVID-19 on our business is due to service discontinuity caused by inability of our employees to work from home or contract cancellations/ramp down attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WIPRO LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Rs in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)
			As at March 31, 2019		As at March 31, 2020
							Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1
ASSETS
Goodwill			116,980		131,012		1,738
Intangible assets			13,762		16,362		217
Property, plant and equipment			70,601		81,120		1,076
Right-of-use assets			–		16,748		222
Financial assets
Derivative assets			173		–		–
Investments			6,916		9,302		123
Trade receivables			4,373		6,049		80
Other financial assets			5,146		5,881		78
Investments accounted for using the equity method			1,235		1,383		18
Deferred tax assets			5,604		6,005		80
Non-current tax assets			20,603		11,414		151
Other non-current assets			15,872		11,935		158
Total non-current assets			261,265		297,211		3,941
Inventories			3,951		1,865		25
Financial assets
Derivative assets			4,931		3,025		40
Investments			220,716		189,635		2,515
Cash and cash equivalents			158,529		144,499		1,917
Trade receivables			100,489		104,474		1,386
Unbilled receivables			22,880		25,209		334
Other financial assets			14,611		8,614		114
Contract assets			15,038		17,143		227
Current tax assets			7,435		2,882		38
Other current assets			23,086		22,505		299
			571,666		519,851		6,895
Assets held for sale			240		–		–
Total current assets			571,906		519,851		6,895
TOTAL ASSETS			833,171		817,062		10,836
EQUITY
Share capital			12,068		11,427		152
Securities premium reserve			533		1,275		17
Retained earnings			534,700		519,907		6,896
Share-based payment reserve			2,617		1,550		21
Other components of equity			18,198		23,299		309
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company			568,116		557,458		7,395
Non-controlling interest			2,637		1,875		25
TOTAL EQUITY			570,753		559,333		7,420
LIABILITIES
Financial liabilities
Long – term loans and borrowings			28,368		4,840		64
Derivative liabilities			–		138
Lease liabilities			–		12,638		168
Other financial liabilities			–		151		2
Deferred tax liabilities			3,417		2,825		37
Non-current tax liabilities			11,023		13,205		175
Other non-current liabilities			5,258		7,537		100
Provisions			2		2		–
Total non-current liabilities			48,068		41,336		546
Financial liabilities
Loans, borrowings and bank overdrafts			71,099		73,202		971
Derivative liabilities			1,310		7,231		96
Trade payables and accrued expenses			88,304		78,129		1,036
Lease liabilities			–		6,560		87
Other financial liabilities			644		899		12
Contract liabilities			24,768		18,775		249
Current tax liabilities			9,541		11,731		156
Other current liabilities			18,046		19,254		255
Provisions			638		612		8
Total current liabilities			214,350		216,393		2,870
TOTAL LIABILITIES			262,418		257,729		3,416
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES			833,171		817,062		10,836

WIPRO LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Rs in millions, except share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)
			Three months ended March 31,						Year ended March 31,
			2019		2020		2020		2019		2020		2020
							Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1						Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1
Revenues			150,063		157,110		2,084		585,845		610,232		8,094
Cost of revenues			(106,942)		(114,133)		(1,514)		(413,033)		(436,085)		(5,784)
Gross profit			43,121		42,977		570		172,812		174,147		2,310
Selling and marketing expenses			(10,994)		(10,295)		(137)		(44,510)		(42,907)		(569)
General and administrative expenses			(6,669)		(7,681)		(101)		(35,951)		(29,823)		(396)
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net			316		993		13		3,215		3,169		42
Other operating income			1,546		395		5		4,344		1,144		15
Results from operating activities			27,320		26,389		350		99,910		105,730		1,402
Finance expenses			(2,530)		(1,653)		(22)		(7,375)		(7,328)		(97)
Finance and other income			7,228		4,907		65		22,923		24,081		319
Share of net profit /(loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method			(17)		13		–		(43)		29		–
Profit before tax			32,001		29,656		393		115,415		122,512		1,624
Income tax expense			(7,064)		(6,205)		(82)		(25,242)		(24,799)		(329)
Profit for the period			24,937		23,451		311		90,173		97,713		1,295
Profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company			24,833		23,260		308		90,031		97,218		1,288
Non-controlling interest			104		191		3		142		495		7
Profit for the period			24,937		23,451		311		90,173		97,713		1,295
Earnings per equity share:
Attributable to equity share holders of the Company
Basic			4.13		4.09		0.05		14.99		16.67		0.22
Diluted			4.12		4.07		0.05		14.95		16.62		0.22
Weighted average number of equity shares
used in computing earnings per equity share
Basic			6,008,783,491		5,692,835,298		5,692,835,298		6,007,376,837		5,833,384,018		5,833,384,018
Diluted			6,023,959,306		5,703,378,727		5,703,378,727		6,022,304,367		5,847,823,239		5,847,823,239

Additional Information:

Particulars	Three months ended			Year ended
	March 31, 2020	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2019	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2019
	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited
Revenue
IT Services
BFSI	46,690	46,612	46,043	184,457	175,262
Health BU	20,589	19,799	19,288	78,240	75,081
CBU	25,669	25,443	23,667	97,008	89,313
ENU	19,570	19,553	18,628	76,443	72,830
TECH	19,503	18,584	18,402	75,895	76,591
MFG	12,486	12,450	11,551	48,158	46,496
COMM	8,453	8,565	8,286	33,840	32,680
Total of IT Services	152,960	151,006	145,865	594,041	568,253
IT Products	2,792	2,576	2,759	11,010	12,312
ISRE	2,341	1,847	1,787	8,400	8,544
Reconciling Items	10	3	(32)	(50)	(49)
Total Revenue	158,103	155,432	150,379	613,401	589,060
Other operating Income
IT Services	395	–	1,546	1,144	4,344
Total Other Operating Income	395	–	1,546	1,144	4,344
Segment Result
IT Services
BFSI	8,144	8,246	9,649	34,132	33,831
Health BU	3,049	3,186	1,940	12,027	8,638
CBU	4,546	4,725	4,716	16,729	16,828
ENU	3,766	3,130	2,787	12,176	7,081
TECH	3,906	3,256	3,031	14,312	15,916
MFG	2,336	2,385	2,262	9,252	8,327
COMM	1,330	1,444	985	5,336	4,396
Unallocated	(547)	1,360	1,161	2,577	3,142
Other Operating Income	395	–	1,546	1,144	4,344
Total of IT Services	26,925	27,732	28,077	107,685	102,503
IT Products	116	(140)	(93)	(282)	(1,047)
ISRE	(481)	(528)	(775)	(1,822)	(1,829)
Reconciling Items	(171)	169	111	149	283
Total	26,389	27,233	27,320	105,730	99,910
Finance Expense	(1,653)	(1,844)	(2,530)	(7,328)	(7,375)
Finance and Other Income	4,907	5,370	7,228	24,081	22,923
Share of net profit/ (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method	13	34	(17)	29	(43)
Profit before tax	29,656	30,793	32,001	122,512	115,415

The Company is organized into the following operating segments: IT Services, IT Products and India State Run Enterprise segment (ISRE).

IT Services: The IT Services segment primarily consists of IT Service offerings to customers organized by industry verticals.

The industry verticals are as follows: Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Health Business Unit (Health BU), Consumer Business Unit (CBU), Energy, Natural Resources & Utilities (ENU), Manufacturing (MFG), Technology (TECH) and Communications (COMM). Key service offerings to customers includes software application development and maintenance, research and development services for hardware and software design, business application services, analytics, consulting, infrastructure outsourcing services and business process services.

IT Products: The Company is a value-added reseller of desktops, servers, notebooks, storage products, networking solutions and packaged software for leading international brands. In certain total outsourcing contracts of the IT Services segment, the Company delivers hardware, software products and other related deliverables. Revenue relating to the above items is reported as revenue from the sale of IT Products.

India State Run Enterprise segm

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