Press Release Summary = - QoQ revenue growth of 9.1%
- Added 4,025 employees, which is the highest ever quarterly recruitment
Hyderabad, India, October 20, 2006: Satyam (NYSE: SAY), the leading global consulting and IT services company, today announced the audited results of the company for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (Q2 2007).
Press Release Body = US GAAP
Revenue from software services stood at US$352mn, up 9.2% sequentially and 31%, compared to the same quarter last year. The revenue was significantly higher than the guidance of US$337.0 - US$338.6mn. The revenue guidance for the current year is revised upwards and is expected to be in the range of US$1,434 - US$1,440mn. The corresponding annual growth rate is expected to be 30.8% - 31.3%. The earlier forecast for annual revenue was US$1,373 - US$1,395mn.
Net Income for the quarter at US$65.5mn, indicates a YoY growth of 26.9%.
Basic EPADS for the quarter at US$0.21 is higher than the guidance of US$0.18. EPADS guidance for the year is revised upwards to US$0.86.
Commenting on the results, B. Ramalinga Raju, founder & chairman - Satyam, said "The revenue and earnings per share for Q2 have exceeded the forecasted range on the back of strong volume growth of 9.5%. Q2 witnessed accelerated growth in select verticals such as TIMES, Healthcare and Retail in addition to inline growth in staple verticals. Increase in the contribution of consulting and enterprise business solutions to 40.4% of revenue is a result of our sustained investments and favorable reviews from industry analysts about the maturity of our services in this space."
"We are observing a healthy demand environment signifying greater adaptation of the global delivery model, and we believe, based on our interactions with key decision makers, that this positive trend will continue in the near term. We are also pleased to note that a greater portion of discretionary spending is being directed towards leveraging the global delivery model", Raju added further.
Srinivas Vadlamani, Chief Financial Officer - Satyam, said "Q2 continued to witness the benefits of operational efficiency which helped us to mitigate the impact of salary hikes on margins. In addition, subsidiaries, for the first time, contributed positively to the margin. While this is along expected lines, it gives us greater confidence to manage margins for fiscal 2007."
Key Business Achievements
Satyam added 35 customers, including a leading airline, a Korean auto major and a European confectionary giant. The number of Fortune 500 customers increased by one.
Satyam has been awarded a project for an end-to-end implementation of a Customer Care & Billing Solution for one of the largest domestic telecom service providers in the fixed line and mobile space, across multiple cities.
Satyam has won a large order to implement a comprehensive Core Banking System, hosting a Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Centre, Networking and Facility Management, for a large Indian commercial bank. This is one of the leading system integration engagements that the company will perform on such a large scale.
Satyam has been engaged by a global automotive giant for the transition and support of PeopleSoft application at multiple facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico for a period of five years.
A global top 3 pharmaceutical company has selected Satyam to implement iDecisionsTM, the Satyam IP Business Intelligence (BI) framework. This implementation is expected to deliver significant cost benefits as well as other benefits including speed-to-market, compliance and improved decision-making.
Satyam and Microsoft have launched two state-of-the-art Business Intelligence (BI) facilities in Singapore and Shanghai. The two sites will be centres of excellence, where researchers will use real-life scenarios and data to test, develop, and implement innovative solutions for the Financial Services sector. These labs will also enable Satyam and Microsoft to study customers' requirements more quickly to ensure faster and more cost-effective implementation of BI solutions.
Citisoft, a Satyam subsidiary, is working with the offshore operations centre of an Anglo-American asset manager, in helping them set up a Hedge Fund administration environment.
Citisoft will be helping the investment management arm of a major Pan-European bank assurance company in defining its strategy for investing in and supporting OTC Derivatives.
Satyam added 4025 associates in the quarter, taking the total employee strength to 31659. Total resources, including those of subsidiaries and joint ventures, increased to 34908.
Nipuna Highlights
Neptune, Satyam's BPO subsidiary, recorded revenue of US$8.99mn. in Q2 2007. Neptune's revenue guidance for fiscal 2007 stands at US$36mn. Neptune added 441 employees this quarter, taking its resource strength to 2446 associates.
During the second quarter, Neptune added two new customers, including one of the world's leading telecom carriers. The company is now handling 60 processes for 29 customers in engineering, healthcare, insurance, artwork management, IT helpdesk, finance and accounts animation, customer support, KPO and data management areas. A new delivery facility, setup in Hyderabad in this quarter, has increased the number Neptune's onsite and offshore facilities to five - three in Hyderabad, one each in Bangalore and Chennai.
Key Awards and Recognitions in this Quarter
Satyam wins Asian MAKE Award
Satyam has been recognised by the Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) as a TOP Asian knowledge organization. The MAKE Study is an established benchmark to recognise organisations for their ability to leverage enterprise knowledge to deliver superior performance in the areas of innovation, operational effectiveness and excellence in products and services.
Satyam wins Amsted's BEST Award
Satyam was ranked 15th among 78 organisations in the American Society for Training & Development's (ASTD) 2006 BEST Awards program, which recognises organisational commitment to employee learning.
About Satyam Computer Services Limited
Satyam (NYSE: SAY), the leading global consulting and IT services company, offers a range of expertise aimed at helping customers re-engineer and re-invent their businesses to compete successfully in an ever-changing market. Around 35,000* highly-skilled professionals in Satyam work Onsite, Offsite, Offshore and Nearshore, to provide customised IT solutions for companies in several industry sectors.
Satyam's ideas and products have resulted in technology-intensive transformations that have met the most stringent of international quality standards. Satyam Development Centers in India, the USA, the UK, the UAE, Canada, Hungary, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Japan and Australia serve 521* global companies, of which 157* are Fortune Global 500 and Fortune US 500 corporations. Satyam's presence spans 55 countries, across six continents. For more information visit: www.satyam.com
*Figures as per quarter ended September 30, 2006
Customer nos. are including those of Neptune and Citisoft
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