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February 8, 2016

Polaris' Q3 FY16 revenues up by 9% YoY

Chennai (India), February 8, 2016

Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd (NSE and BSE: POLARIS), a global leader in digital transformation solutions and services, announced its results for the third quarter of FY16 today.

Revenues for the Quarter were Rs. 517.59 crore, registering 9% YoY growth compared to Rs. 474.76 crore in the same quarter last year. In dollar terms, quarter revenues stood at $ 76.51 Mn.

EBITDA was at Rs. 71.58 crore registering 33% YoY growth. Operating margin improved to 13.83 % compared to 11.3% in the same quarter last year. Out of the total estimated one time transaction costs of Rs. 21.2 crores related to the SPA with Virtusa Corporation, the company provisioned Rs. 10.6 crores in this quarter, consequent to which PAT came in at Rs. 36.54 crores. Cash and cash equivalents increased significantly to Rs. 408 crore from Rs. 294 crore at the end of the last quarter.

Business Highlights

  • Three new clients were added in the last quarter
  • Talent strength was 7738 ( Excluding BPO division) as of 31 December 2015.
  • DSO has further reduced from 83 days to 81 days
  • Polaris Consulting ranked amongst the Global Top 100 vendors in Fintech Forward Ranking's by American Banker BAI

Management Statement

Jitin Goyal, CEO and Executive Director, Polaris Consulting & Services Limited said, "The management team has been focused on securing long term engagement with our strategic clients to ensure continuity and future revenues. The definitive agreement with Virtusa announced in November was a key step in that direction and we expect closure in Q4. From a strategic perspective, we continue to remain focused on Digital Transformation in financial services, a strategy which is already yielding positive results."

NM Vaidyanathan, Chief Financial Officer, Polaris Consulting & Services Limited, said, "We have been able to improve operating margins to 13.8% by implementing a series of efficiency measures. While EBITDA grew 33% in the current quarter compared to previous year, PAT has been impacted due to part provisioning of one time transaction costs in relation to the SPA with Virtusa Corporation. Our ongoing effort to optimize working capital has improved our cash position significantly to Rs 408 crores from Rs 294 crores last Quarter."

Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2015

POLARIS CONSULTING & SERVICES LIMITED (Formerly known as Polaris Financial Technology Ltd)

Unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2015 prepared as per Indian GAAP*

Particulars QUARTER ENDED YEAR ENDED
December 31,
2015
September 30,
2015
December 31,
2014
March 31,
2015
INCOME
Income from Software development, Support & BPO services 51,758.73 51,767.88 47,475.61 189,334.54
EXPENDITURE
Software development expenses 36,491.62 36,514.04 35,135.67 139,964.80
Selling & Marketing and General & Administrative expenses 8,108.99 8,253.45 6,958.80 26,860.97
Total Expenditure 44,600.61 44,767.49 42,094.47 166,825.77
Profit before interest, depreciation & amortisation other Income, foreign exchange gain/ (loss), exceptional items & tax 7,158.12 7,000.39 5,381.14 22,508.77
Depreciation and Amortisation expenses 645.70 687.49 665.82 2,790.87
Profit before other Income, foreign exchange gain/ (loss), exceptional items & tax 6,512.42 6,312.90 4,715.32 19,717.90
Foreign exchange gain / (loss) 131.47 233.34 519.01 1,182.81
Other Income 181.88 153.68 378.11 2,931.49
Profit before exceptional items and tax 6,825.77 6,699.92 5,612.440 23,832.20
Exceptional items (Part Provisioning of One Time transaction costs related to SPA with Virtusa in Q3FY16) (1,060.00) - - (689.25)*
Profit before tax 5,765.77 6,699.92 5,612.44 23,142.95
Provision for taxation 2,113.80 1,967.23 1,686.58 6,422.28
Net Profit after tax 3,651.97 4,732.69 3,925.86 16,720.67
Minority Interest/ Share of profit/(loss ) of Associate Companies 2.10 1.74 - 6.31
Net Profit for the period after taxes, minority interest and share of profit/(loss) of Associate Companies 3,654.07 4,734.43 3,925.86 16,726.98

 

* Exceptional item for the year ended March 31, 2015 is for Demerger related expenses

 

About Virtusa

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital engineering and technology services and solutions for Forbes Global 2000 companies in the financial services, healthcare, communications, media, entertainment, travel, manufacturing, and technology industries worldwide. At Virtusa, digital engineering is at the heart of everything we do. We are 30,000 builders, makers, and doers that partner with customers to reimagine enterprises and creatively build solutions to the most pressing business challenges that move them to the forefront of their industries.

Virtusa's unique Engineering First approach means never presenting an idea we can't execute. With deep industry expertise and empowered agile teams made up of world-class talent, we think about execution early in the process, because the earlier you think about execution the earlier an idea can have an impact. Solving from the inside out enables businesses to respond swiftly to changing needs with improved quality, lower costs, and lasting results.

Virtusa is a registered trademark of Virtusa Corporation. All other company and brand names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

Media Contact:

Matt Flannery
Edelman
(203) 856-2006
matt.flannery@edelman.com

For Investor related info, please contact:
Praveen Malik
Polaris Consulting Services Limited
Mob: +91 89397 82837
Email:Praveen.malik@polarisFT.com

 

For Media related info, please contact:
Nachu Nagappan
Polaris Consulting Services Limited
Mob: +91 89396 19676
Email:nachu.nagappan@polarisft.com

 

 

About Virtusa

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital engineering and technology services and solutions for Forbes Global 2000 companies in the financial services, healthcare, communications, media, entertainment, travel, manufacturing, and technology industries worldwide. At Virtusa, digital engineering is at the heart of everything we do. We are 30,000 builders, makers, and doers that partner with customers to reimagine enterprises and creatively build solutions to the most pressing business challenges that move them to the forefront of their industries.

Virtusa's unique Engineering First approach means never presenting an idea we can't execute. With deep industry expertise and empowered agile teams made up of world-class talent, we think about execution early in the process, because the earlier you think about execution the earlier an idea can have an impact. Solving from the inside out enables businesses to respond swiftly to changing needs with improved quality, lower costs, and lasting results.

Virtusa is a registered trademark of Virtusa Corporation. All other company and brand names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

Media Contact:

Matt Flannery
Edelman
(203) 856-2006
matt.flannery@edelman.com

For Investor related info, please contact:
Praveen Malik
Polaris Consulting Services Limited
Mob: +91 89397 82837
Email:Praveen.malik@polarisFT.com

 

For Media related info, please contact:
Nachu Nagappan
Polaris Consulting Services Limited
Mob: +91 89396 19676
Email:nachu.nagappan@polarisft.com

 

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