Wipro Limited Announces Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2020 Under IFRS

IT Services Operating Margin³ for the quarter was at 19.0%

Earnings Per Share up by 5.7% YoY

BANGALORE, India & EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IFRS–Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Highlights of the Results

Results for the Quarter ended June 30, 2020:

• Gross Revenue was Rs 149.1 billion ($2.0 billion¹), an increase of 1.3% YoY
• IT Services Segment Revenue was at $1,921.6 million¹, a decrease of 5.7% YoY
• Non-GAAP² constant currency IT Services Segment Revenue decreased by 4.4% YoY
• IT Services Operating Margin³ for the quarter was at 19.0%, an expansion of 0.6% YoY
• Net Income for the quarter was Rs 23.9 billion ($316.5 million¹), an increase of 0.1% YoY
• Earnings Per Share for the quarter was at Rs 4.20 ($0.06¹), an increase of 5.7% YoY
• Operating Cash Flows was at Rs 41.8 billion ($553.6 million¹), which is 174.9% of Net Income

Performance for the quarter ended June 30, 2020

Thierry Delaporte, CEO and Managing Director said, “I am deeply honored to lead Wipro, an extraordinary company and an exemplary corporate citizen with a deep technology heritage built on a strong foundation of values. I have great respect for the work done by the Azim Premji Foundation, its 67% economic ownership of Wipro adds greater meaning to what we do. Profitable growth will be the most important priority on my agenda. I am confident that we will be able to deliver long-term, sustainable growth in the interest of all our stakeholders.”

Jatin Dalal, Chief Financial Officer said, “We expanded the margins during the quarter, despite lower revenues, on the back of solid execution of several operational improvements and rupee depreciation. We also continued to sustain robust cash generation with Operating Cash Flows at 174.9% of Net income.”

IT Services

Wipro continued its momentum in winning large deals with our customers as described below:

• Wipro has been selected by John Lewis Partnership, one of the UK’s leading retail groups, as a strategic partner to help drive its retail transformation agenda. As part of this, Wipro will deliver state-of-the-art technology infrastructure services, leveraging its capabilities in Cloud, Digital, Cyber Security, Wipro HOLMES™ our Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Platform
• Wipro has been awarded a strategic, multi-year infrastructure modernization and digital transformation services engagement by Germany-based energy company E.ON. Wipro will transform E.ON’s legacy data center operations to a hybrid cloud model by leveraging its strong energy value chain expertise in a prosumer driven world, Boundary Less Enterprise (BLE) framework and Wipro HOLMES™. Wipro’s consumption-based hybrid cloud hosting strategy will ensure a superior and secure customer environment spanning Perimeter & Endpoint security, threat detection & response, and Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Wipro has won a managed services contract from a multinational European automobile manufacturer to modernize and automate its engineering operations, leveraging Digital Rig, the client’s differentiated digital solution. With its strong domain expertise, globally-integrated delivery model and Wipro HOLMES™, Wipro will drive major transformations to enhance service quality and user experience
• Wipro has won a strategic multi-year engagement with a leading global investment management firm to transform and manage its entire technology development services and infrastructure. The scope includes applications development and maintenance, quality engineering services, and infrastructure services comprising datacenter operations, networks, and service desk support. This contract adds to the operations engagement that the customer awarded Wipro last year. Wipro will leverage its strong digital expertise and hyper automation capabilities powered by Wipro HOLMES™ to transform the client’s application and infrastructure estate, driving additional synergies via an integrated technology-infrastructure-operations construct

Digital & Cloud Application Services Highlights

We continue to see increasing traction in digital oriented deals as illustrated below:

• Wipro has secured a contract from a US-based food distribution company to deploy its CoTrack solution to meet the demands of the changing workplace due to the current pandemic. This wearable solution will enable the customer to maintain social distancing within the distribution center by sending real-time alerts in case of any violation. The solution will also enable contact tracing
• Wipro has secured a strategic cloud contract from a food and beverage conglomerate to transform their operations and accelerate their digital journey, by improving agility, scalability and cost efficiencies. Wipro will strengthen advanced analytics capabilities to drive business value and offer analytical services to all entities within the organization
• Wipro has won a digital engagement with a European health system to build and accelerate AI-powered applications and services, helping improve healthcare access and treatment for its patients
• A US-based multinational conglomerate has selected Wipro to transform their Identity & Access Management services to meet the demands of the new normal. As part of the engagement, Wipro will enhance the customer’s current security environment and enable them to transition to the new solution
• Wipro’s crowdsourcing platform Topcoder has won a data science challenge from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation working with the NASA Tournament Lab. This challenge seeks to improve short-term streamflow forecasts via a year-long competition. Accurate stream flow forecasts enable efficient operation of water resource systems and may also be used as warning for floods. Participants will develop and implement their methods for locations across the western United States and attempt to outperform the current streamflow forecasts

Partner and Analyst Recognition

• Wipro Limited has been recognized as the Application Innovation and Data Estate Modernization 2020 Microsoft Partner of the Year for our achievements in the Azure category
• Wipro has been awarded the Storage Ecosystem Partner of the Year 2020 by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for storage solutions
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape EMEA Digital Transformation Service Providers for Oil and Gas Industry (Doc #EUR146159020, Apr 2020)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2020 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US45439120, Apr 2020)
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Internet of Things (IoT) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Open Banking IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in Everest Group’s IT Security Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Healthcare Payer Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020
• Wipro was featured in HFS TOP 10 Salesforce services 2020
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in multiple quadrants in 2020 ISG Provider Lens™ Microsoft Ecosystem Report for USA and Germany
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services, Worldwide, Craig Lowery et al., 4 May 2020

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State of IT Infrastructure 2020 Report

Wipro released its ‘State of IT Infrastructure 2020’ report which provides a multi-dimensional view of how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact IT infrastructure trends in the immediate future

IT Products

• IT Products Segment Revenue for the quarter was Rs 2.3 billion ($29.9 million¹)
• IT Products Segment Results for the quarter was a profit of Rs 0.12 billion ($1.6 million¹)

India business from State Run Enterprises (SRE)

• India SRE Segment Revenue for the quarter was Rs 2.1 billion ($28.0 million¹)
• India SRE Segment Results for the quarter was a loss of Rs 0.10 billion ($1.3 million¹)

Please refer to 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 ended June 30, 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 06:45 p.m. Indian Standard Time (09:15 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=WIP200714

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 180,000 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 75.53, as published by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on June 30, 2020. However, the realized exchange rate in our IT Services business segment for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was US$1= Rs 75.95
2. 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
3. IT Services Operating Margin refers to Segment Results Total as reflected in IFRS financials

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, 2020		As at June 30, 2020
							Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1
ASSETS
Goodwill			131,012		131,596		1,742
Intangible assets			16,362		15,501		205
Property, plant and equipment			81,120		81,843		1,084
Right-of-Use assets			16,748		16,018		212
Financial assets
Investments			9,302		8,875		118
Trade receivables			6,049		6,047		80
Other financial assets			5,881		6,354		84
Investments accounted for using the equity method			1,383		1,412		19
Deferred tax assets			6,005		3,073		41
Non-current tax assets			11,414		11,821		157
Other non-current assets			11,935		11,457		152
Total non-current assets			297,211		293,997		3,894
Inventories			1,865		1,644		22
Financial assets
Derivative assets			3,025		1,666		22
Investments			189,635		213,865		2,832
Cash and cash equivalents			144,499		159,443		2,111
Trade receivables			104,474		93,023		1,232
Unbilled receivables			25,209		24,659		326
Other financial assets			8,614		10,526		139
Contract assets			17,143		16,301		216
Current tax assets			2,882		2,400		32
Other current assets			22,505		23,584		312
Total current assets			519,851		547,111		7,244
TOTAL ASSETS			817,062		841,108		11,138
EQUITY
Share capital			11,427		11,429		151
Share premium			1,275		1,568		21
Retained earnings			476,103		494,659		6,549
Share-based payment reserve			1,550		1,512		20
SEZ Re-investment reserve			43,804		49,234		652
Other components of equity			23,299		28,352		375
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company			557,458		586,754		7,768
Non-controlling interest			1,875		1,062		14
TOTAL EQUITY			559,333		587,816		7,782
LIABILITIES
Financial liabilities
Long – term loans and borrowings			4,840		4,747		63
Derivative liabilities			138		85		1
Lease liabilities			12,638		12,744		169
Other financial liabilities			151		192		3
Deferred tax liabilities			2,825		2,261		30
Non-current tax liabilities			13,205		13,060		173
Other non-current liabilities			7,537		8,293		110
Provisions			2		4		^
Total non-current liabilities			41,336		41,386		549
Financial liabilities
Loans, borrowings and bank overdrafts			73,202		69,490		920
Derivative liabilities			7,231		2,740		36
Trade payables and accrued expenses			78,129		75,057		995
Lease liabilities			6,560		7,080		94
Other financial liabilities			899		885		12
Contract liabilities			18,775		18,279		242
Current tax liabilities			11,731		13,970		185
Other current liabilities			19,254		23,546		312
Provisions			612		859		11
Total current liabilities			216,393		211,906		2,807
TOTAL LIABILITIES			257,729		253,292		3,356
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES			817,062		841,108		11,138
^ Value is less than 1

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 June 30,
		2019		2020		2020
						Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1
Revenues		147,161		149,131		1,974
Cost of revenues		(104,273)		(103,700)		(1,373)
Gross profit		42,888		45,431		601
Selling and marketing expenses		(10,953)		(9,789)		(130)
General and administrative expenses		(8,119)		(10,006)		(132)
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net		858		1,205		16
Other operating income		699		97		1
Results from operating activities		25,373		26,938		356
Finance expenses		(1,584)		(1,299)		(17)
Finance and other income		6,947		5,281		70
Share of net profit /(loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method		(16)		31		^
Profit before tax		30,720		30,951		409
Income tax expense		(6,699)		(6,838)		(91)
Profit for the period		24,021		24,113		318
Profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company		23,874		23,902		315
Non-controlling interest		147		211		3
Profit for the period		24,021		24,113		318
Earnings per equity share:
Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Basic		3.97		4.20		0.06
Diluted		3.96		4.19		0.06
Weighted average number of equity shares
used in computing earnings per equity share
Basic		6,010,597,369		5,693,348,171		5,693,348,171
Diluted		6,025,352,442		5,703,168,248		5,703,168,248
^ Value is less than 1

Additional Information:

Particulars	Three months ended			Year ended
	June 30, 2020	March 31, 2020	June 30, 2019	March 31, 2020
	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited
Revenue
IT Services
BFSI	44,828	46,690	45,395	184,457
Health BU	19,760	20,589	18,871	78,240
CBU	23,179	25,669	22,366	97,008
ENU	19,279	19,570	18,432	76,443
TECH	19,670	19,503	18,660	75,895
MFG	11,820	12,486	11,336	48,158
COMM	7,420	8,453	8,454	33,840
Total of IT Services	145,956	152,960	143,514	594,041
IT Products	2,258	2,792	2,409	11,010
ISRE	2,117	2,341	2,143	8,400
Reconciling Items	5	10	(47)	(50)
Total Revenue	150,336	158,103	148,019	613,401
Other operating Income
IT Services	97	395	699	1,144
Total Other Operating Income	97	395	699	1,144
Segment Result
IT Services
BFSI	8,517	8,144	9,335	34,132
Health BU	2,728	3,049	2,929	12,027
CBU	4,419	4,546	3,506	16,729
ENU	3,569	3,766	2,196	12,176
TECH	4,167	3,906	3,526	14,312
MFG	2,228	2,336	2,092	9,252
COMM	891	1,330	1,518	5,336
Unallocated	1,206	(547)	720	2,577
Other Operating Income	97	395	699	1,144
Total of IT Services	27,822	26,925	26,521	107,685
IT Products	124	116	(407)	(282)
ISRE	(100)	(481)	(636)	(1,822)
Reconciling Items	(908)	(171)	(105)	149
Total	26,938	26,389	25,373	105,730
Finance Expense	(1,299)	(1,653)	(1,584)	(7,328)
Finance and Other Income	5,281	4,907	6,947	24,081
Share of net profit/ (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method	31	13	(16)	29
Profit before tax	30,951	29,656	30,720	122,512

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 segment (ISRE): This segment consists of IT Services offerings to entities/ departments owned or controlled by the Government of India and/ or any State Governments.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue to IT Services Revenue as per IFRS ($MN)

Three Months ended June 30, 2020
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS		$	1921.6
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement		$	27.6
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on exchange rates of comparable period in previous year		$	1949.2

 

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