Saturday, October 27, 2012

NIIT Tech Q2 net below forecast, down 27% to Rs 43 cr


NIIT Technologies  has posted lower than expected net profit at Rs 43.1 crore in the quarter ended September 2012, down 26.7 percent compared to Rs 58.8 crore in the previous quarter due to forex loss. Analysts on an average had expected it at Rs 48.3 crore.

It has reported a forex loss of Rs 15 crore in the July-September quarter of 2012, which included in other income, as against forex gain of Rs 5.4 crore in previous quarter.

Rupee revenue rose by 6.5% QoQ to Rs 500 crore while operating profit went up by 13% to Rs 84.8 crore. Operating margin improved by 97 basis points QoQ to 17%.

"We are pleased to report yet another quarter of significant growth with international revenues growing sequentially by 8.9%" said Arvind Thakur, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Technologies.

"Operating profits grew even better than revenues, however, loss in other income due to the appreciating rupee at the end of the quarter  resulted in a decline in net profits", added Thakur.

Software services provider saw significant growth in US geography, which accounted 38 percent of total revenues. India’s contribution to revenues stood at 49%.

Among industry segments, travel & transport continued to exhibit robust growth increasing revenue share to 42%, BFSI contributed to 33% of revenues and manufacturing/distribution stood at 6%.

It has received fresh orders worth USD 93 million in the quarter gone by; out of which USD 38 million order came as new orders from its existing clients, the management says in a press conference.

NIIT Tech expects order book to reach USD 250 million over next one year.

Three new clients were added which included one each in Travel and Transportation, BFSI and others.

Net additions of 173 employees took place during the quarter taking the total headcount to 7617 at the end of the period.

The company acquired the Philippines Development Center of Sabre Holdings during the quarter.

At 14:29 hours IST, the stock rose 1.3 percent to Rs 286.50 amid large volumes.
o 12.99% versus 13.03% quarter-on-quarter.


Source: www.moneycontrol.com

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