Wipro Limited Announces Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 Under IFRS

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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) reported strong financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2021, showing 8.1% QoQ and 28.8% YoY growth in IT Services revenue, totaling $2.58 billion. Net income rose 18.9% YoY to Rs 29.3 billion ($395.2 million), with earnings per share (EPS) increasing 23.8% YoY to Rs 5.36 ($0.071). Operating margins remained stable at 17.8%. The firm forecasts IT Services revenue between $2,631 million and $2,683 million for Q3, indicating sequential growth of 2.0% to 4.0%.

Positive

• Gross Revenue increased by 30.1% YoY to Rs 196.7 billion ($2.7 billion).
• IT Services Segment Revenue grew to $2,580 million, up 29.5% YoY.
• Robust EPS growth of 23.8% YoY supports shareholder value.
• Successful acquisition integrations helped sustain operating margins.
• Strong performance in digital and strategic deals highlights market competitiveness.

Negative

• Operating margin decreased by 104 bps QoQ, indicating potential pressure on profitability.
• Performance metrics may be affected by future acquisition costs and talent investments.

IT Services delivers strong revenue growth for the quarter at 8.1% QoQ and 28.8% YoY

Net Income & EPS showed a robust increase of 18.9% YoY and 23.8% YoY respectively

BANGALORE, India & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the Quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Highlights of the Results

Results for the Quarter ended September 30, 2021:

• Gross Revenue was Rs 196.7 billion ($2.7 billion¹), an increase of 7.8% QoQ and 30.1% YoY
• IT Services Segment Revenue was at $2,580.0 million, an increase of 6.9% QoQ and 29.5% YoY
• Non-GAAP² constant currency IT Services Segment Revenue increased by 8.1% QoQ and 28.8% YoY
• IT Services Operating Margin³ for the quarter was at 17.8%, flat on adjusted⁴ basis QoQ and reported decrease of 104 bps QoQ
• Net Income for the quarter was Rs 29.3 billion ($395.2 million¹), an increase of 18.9% YoY
• Earnings Per Share for the quarter was at Rs 5.36 ($0.07¹), an increase of 23.8% YoY

Performance for the quarter ended September 30, 2021

Thierry Delaporte, CEO and Managing Director said, “The Q2 results demonstrate that our business strategy is working well. We grew at over 4.5% organic sequential growth for a second quarter in a row, resulting in a 28% YoY growth in the first half of this financial year. I thank our customers, partners, and colleagues as we surpassed the $10Bn milestone of annualized revenue run rate.”

Jatin Dalal, Chief Financial Officer said, “We sustained our operating margins in Q2 in a narrow band even after absorbing the full impact of our recent acquisitions and investing significantly in our business across sales, capabilities and talent. We completed a salary increase covering 80% of our colleagues, making it the second hike in this calendar year. We delivered a robust growth in EPS of 23.8% YoY.”

Outlook for the quarter ending December 31, 2021

We expect Revenue from our IT Services business to be in the range of $2,631 million to $2,683 million*. This translates to a sequential growth of 2.0% to 4.0%.

*Outlook is based on the following exchange rates: GBP/USD at 1.36, Euro/USD at 1.17, AUD/USD at 0.72, USD/INR at 74.13 and CAD/USD at 0.78

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 74.16, as published by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on September 30, 2021. However, the realized exchange rate in our IT Services business segment for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 was US$1= Rs 75.11
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
4. IT Services Operating Margin change has been adjusted for one time gains in ‘other operating income’ in Q1’22 for Rs 2,150 million

IT Services

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

• Wipro has won a strategic, multi-year cloud migration and application modernization engagement with a leading North American financial institution to transform and migrate its enterprise applications across all lines of business. The engagement will lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and provide the bank with significant tools and intellectual property to modernize its processes and become more nimble.
• Wipro has won a multi-year engagement with ABB Information Systems to provide digital workplace services for their 100,000+ employees spread over 100+ countries. Wipro will support and contribute to the transformation of ABB’s end-user infrastructure to enhance the consumer experience, leveraging industry-leading practices.
• Wipro has won an engagement with a global healthcare company to consolidate and deliver member engagement services for various public assistance programs. The scope includes outreach, advocacy, retention services, as well as procuring and revival of patient’s health care records securely. Additionally, Wipro will guide dual eligible members on benefits and beneficiary protections.
• Wipro has won a strategic, multi-year engagement with a leading North American financial institution to modernize and transform the Quality Engineering and Testing portfolio within their Retail and Commercial Banking segment to the new ways of working. The engagement will focus on Digital Transformation for enhanced customer experience and cost optimization.
• Wipro has won an engagement with a US-based financial services organization to extend its capabilities into Infrastructure Operations and Engineering. The multi-year deal expands the partnership while driving greater productivity, increased delivery speed, and higher business value, ensuring a stable and modern IT Infrastructure.

Digital Services Highlights

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

• Wipro has won an engagement with a multinational electrical engineering and software company to transform their sales and marketing services across subsidiaries and affiliated companies spread over 55 countries. Wipro FullStride Cloud Services will develop and implement a cloud platform to empower the client with a single global view of their customer database.
• Wipro has won a strategic engagement with a leading multinational financial services company in LATAM to accelerate their digital transformation journey. Wipro will deliver API and micro services based on Banking Industry Architecture Network model and modernize the bank’s direct and assisted customer channels.
• A US-based software solutions company has selected Wipro to transfer their on-premise platforms to a SaaS-based business model. Wipro FullStride Cloud Services will modernize the client’s offerings using cloud native capabilities.
• A global technology company has hired Designit to support the operation and management of 100+ social and blog channels as part of their B2B marketing program.

Analyst Recognition

• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Application and Digital Services in Banking PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021: Global Focus
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Network Transformation and Managed Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Data and Analytics (D&A) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s Capital Markets Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021
• Wipro was recognized as a Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group’s Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) – Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Network Consulting Services 2021 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US48076121, Aug 2021)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Managed Cloud Services 2021 Vendor Assessment (Doc #AP47014921, Aug 2021)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Science R&D ITO Services 2021 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US47455021, Aug 2021)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Science R&D BPO Services 2021 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US48076121, Aug 2021)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Smart Manufacturing Service Providers 2021 Vendor Assessment (Doc #EUR147689021, Jun 2021)
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ – SAP HANA Ecosystem Services 2021 – UK, US
• Wipro was positioned as a Leader in 2021 ISG Provider Lens™ – Utilities Industry - Services and Solutions 2021 - North America
• Wipro was featured in the Top Players in HFS Top 10: Banking and Financial Services 2021
• Wipro was recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Data and Analytics Service Providers

Disclaimer: Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Data and Analytics Service Providers, Peer Contributors, 19 August 2021. Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice constitute the subjective opinions of individual end-user reviews, ratings, and data applied against a documented methodology; they neither represent the views of, nor constitute an endorsement by, Gartner or its affiliates.

IT Products

• IT Products Segment Revenue for the quarter was Rs 1.9 billion ($25.5 million¹)
• IT Products Segment Results for the quarter was a profit of Rs 0.1 billion ($1.3 million¹)

India business from State Run Enterprises (ISRE)

• India SRE Segment Revenue for the quarter was Rs 1.9 billion ($25.2 million¹)
• India SRE Segment Results for the quarter was a profit of Rs 0.4 billion ($5.3 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 September 30, 2021, 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=WIP20211013

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 220,000 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.

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.

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, 2021		As at September 30, 2021
						Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1
ASSETS
Goodwill		139,127		228,763		3,085
Intangible assets		13,085		42,808		577
Property, plant and equipment		85,192		88,813		1,198
Right-of-Use assets		16,420		18,305		247
Financial assets
Derivative assets		16		28		^
Investments		10,576		13,208		178
Trade receivables		4,358		4,378		59
Other financial assets		6,088		8,057		109
Investments accounted for using the equity method		1,464		698		9
Deferred tax assets		1,664		2,576		35
Non-current tax assets		14,323		10,740		145
Other non-current assets		15,935		11,668		157
Total non-current assets		308,248		430,042		5,799
Inventories		1,064		778		10
Financial assets
Derivative assets		4,064		4,308		58
Investments		175,707		175,223		2,363
Cash and cash equivalents		169,793		142,026		1,915
Trade receivables		94,298		108,507		1,463
Unbilled receivables		27,124		38,375		517
Other financial assets		7,245		10,495		142
Contract assets		16,507		20,467		276
Current tax assets		2,461		4,717		64
Other current assets		24,923		27,199		367
Total current assets		523,186		532,095		7,175
TOTAL ASSETS		831,434		962,137		12,974
EQUITY
Share capital		10,958		10,962		148
Share premium		714		1,164		16
Retained earnings		466,692		526,654		7,102
Share-based payment reserve		3,071		3,807		51
SEZ Re-investment reserve		41,154		43,237		583
Other components of equity		30,506		35,840		483
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company		553,095		621,664		8,383
Non-controlling interests		1,498		1,088		15
TOTAL EQUITY		554,593		622,752		8,398
LIABILITIES
Financial liabilities
Loans and borrowings		7,458		55,319		746
Lease liabilities		13,513		15,283		206
Other financial liabilities		2,291		2,326		31
Deferred tax liabilities		4,633		14,902		201
Non-current tax liabilities		11,069		11,415		154
Other non-current liabilities		7,835		8,871		120
Provisions		2		1		^
Total non-current liabilities		46,801		108,117		1,458
Financial liabilities
Loans, borrowings and bank overdrafts		75,874		58,910		794
Derivative liabilities		1,070		432		6
Trade payables and accrued expenses		78,870		90,782		1,225
Lease liabilities		7,669		8,697		117
Other financial liabilities		1,470		4,106		55
Contract liabilities		22,535		21,577		291
Current tax liabilities		17,324		19,385		261
Other current liabilities		24,552		26,512		357
Provisions		676		867		12
Total current liabilities		230,040		231,268		3,118
TOTAL LIABILITIES		276,841		339,385		4,576
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES		831,434		962,137		12,974
^ 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 September 30,									Six months ended September 30,
		2020			2021			2021			2020			2021			2021
								Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1									Convenience translation into US dollar in millions Refer footnote 1
Revenues		151,145			196,674			2,652			300,276			379,198			5,113
Cost of revenues		(105,387	)		(137,562	)		(1,855	)		(209,087	)		(265,129	)		(3,575	)
Gross profit		45,758			59,112			797			91,189			114,069			1,538
Selling and marketing expenses		(9,606	)		(13,852	)		(188	)		(19,395	)		(26,869	)		(362	)
General and administrative expenses		(8,177	)		(11,288	)		(152	)		(18,183	)		(21,818	)		(294	)
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net		338			933			13			1,543			2,093			28
Other operating income/(loss), net		(178	)		15			^			(81	)		2,165			29
Results from operating activities		28,135			34,920			470			55,073			69,640			939
Finance expenses		(1,267	)		(1,459	)		(20	)		(2,566	)		(2,205	)		(30	)
Finance and other income		5,209			4,114			55			10,490			8,733			118
Share of net profit/ (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method		(6	)		(10	)		^			25			(3	)		^
Profit before tax		32,071			37,565			505			63,022			76,165			1,027
Income tax expense		(7,228	)		(8,259	)		(111	)		(14,066	)		(14,484	)		(195	)
Profit for the period		24,843			29,306			394			48,956			61,681			832
Profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company		24,656			29,307			394			48,558			61,628			831
Non-controlling interests		187			(1	)		^			398			53			1
Profit for the period		24,843			29,306			394			48,956			61,681			832
Earnings per equity share:
Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Basic		4.33			5.36			0.07			8.53			11.28			0.15
Diluted		4.32			5.35			0.07			8.51			11.25			0.15
Weighted average number of equity shares
used in computing earnings per equity share
Basic		5,694,035,551			5,464,831,135			5,464,831,135			5,693,689,502			5,464,021,919			5,464,021,919
Diluted		5,706,874,339			5,480,490,360			5,480,490,360			5,705,850,555			5,478,297,758			5,478,297,758
^ Value is less than 1

Additional Information:

Particulars	Three months ended									Six months ended						Year ended
	September 30, 2021			June 30, 2021			September 30, 2020			September 30, 2021			September 30, 2020			March 31, 2021
	Audited			Audited			Audited			Audited			Audited			Audited
Revenue
IT Services
Americas 1		53,205			49,683			43,954			102,888			86,566			178,091
Americas 2		59,260			55,105			44,450			114,365			88,644			179,821
Europe		58,619			54,461			38,510			113,080			77,454			165,441
APMEA		22,715			21,232			20,762			43,947			40,920			82,462
Total of IT Services		193,799			180,481			147,676			374,280			293,584			605,815
IT Products		1,894			1,311			1,699			3,205			4,005			7,685
ISRE		1,867			1,937			2,111			3,804			4,222			8,912
Reconciling Items		47			(45	)		(3	)		2			8			13
Total Revenue		197,607			183,684			151,483			381,291			301,819			622,425
Other operating income/(loss), net
IT Services		15			2,150			(178	)		2,165			(81	)		(81	)
Total Other operating income/(loss), net		15			2,150			(178	)		2,165			(81	)		(81	)
Segment Result
IT Services
Americas 1		10,521			9,379			8,598			19,900			15,102			33,040
Americas 2		11,819			11,350			10,477			23,169			20,899			41,589
Europe		9,186			8,325			6,139			17,511			13,686			31,673
APMEA		3,028			3,066			3,078			6,094			5,624			11,476
Unallocated		(156	)		56			203			(100	)		951			5,153
Other operating income/(loss), net		15			2,150			(178	)		2,165			(81	)		(81	)
Total of IT Services		34,413			34,326			28,317			68,739			56,181			122,850
IT Products		94			(53	)		(301	)		41			(178	)		45
ISRE		393			475			109			868			3			1,061
Reconciling Items		20			(28	)		10			(8	)		(933	)		(903	)
Total		34,920			34,720			28,135			69,640			55,073			123,053
Finance expenses		(1,459	)		(746	)		(1,267	)		(2,205	)		(2,566	)		(5,088	)
Finance and Other Income		4,114			4,619			5,209			8,733			10,490			20,912
Share of net profit/ (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method		(10	)		7			(6	)		(3	)		25			130
Profit before tax		37,565			38,600			32,071			76,165			63,022			139,007

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

IT Services: As announced on November 12, 2020, effective January 1, 2021, the Company re-organized IT Services segment to four Strategic Market Units (“SMUs”) - Americas 1, Americas 2, Europe and Asia Pacific Middle East Africa (“APMEA”).

Americas 1 and Americas 2 are primarily organized by industry sector, while Europe and APMEA are organized by countries.

Americas 1 includes Healthcare and Medical Devices, Consumer Goods and Lifesciences, Retail, Transportation and Services, Communications, Media and Information services, Technology Products and Platforms, in the United States of America and entire business of Latin America (“LATAM"). Americas 2 includes Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Manufacturing, Hi-tech, Energy and Utilities industry sectors in the United States of America and entire business of Canada. Europe consists of United Kingdom and Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Benelux, Nordics and Southern Europe. APMEA consists of Australia and New Zealand, India, Middle East, South East Asia, Japan and Africa.

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 September 30, 2021
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS		$	2,580.0
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement		$	31.0
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on previous quarter exchange rates		$	2,611.0
Three Months ended September 30, 2021
IT Services Revenue as per IFRS		$	2,580.0
Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement		$	(13.6	)
Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on exchange rates of comparable period in previous year		$	2,566.4

 

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FAQ

What were Wipro's revenue results for Q2 2021?

Wipro reported a gross revenue of Rs 196.7 billion ($2.7 billion), reflecting a 30.1% YoY increase.

What is Wipro's forecast for Q3 2021 IT Services revenue?

Wipro expects IT Services revenue to range from $2,631 million to $2,683 million, indicating 2.0% to 4.0% sequential growth.

How much did Wipro's EPS increase in Q2 2021?

Wipro's EPS increased by 23.8% YoY to Rs 5.36 ($0.071).

What is the significance of Wipro's operating margin in Q2 2021?

Wipro maintained an operating margin of 17.8%, despite a decrease of 104 bps QoQ.

How did Wipro perform in terms of IT Services growth in Q2 2021?

Wipro's IT Services business saw an 8.1% QoQ increase and 28.8% YoY growth.