Results     23-Jan-24
Analysis
Coforge
Revenue up 13.0% YoY to Rs 2323.3 cr in Q3FY2024
On consolidated basis

Quarter ended December 2023 compared with Quarter ended September 2023.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Coforge has increased 2.07% to Rs 2323.3 crore.  

Operating profit margin has jumped from 14.98% to 17.01%, leading to 15.90% rise in operating profit to Rs 395.10 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 0.15% to 0.04%.   Employee cost decreased from 62.36% to 57.93%.   Other expenses rose from 22.51% to 25.03%.   

Other income rose 68.54% to Rs 15 crore.  PBIDT rose 17.24% to Rs 410.1 crore.  Provision for interest rose 8.46% to Rs 34.6 crore.  

PBDT rose 18.12% to Rs 375.5 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 5.05% to Rs 81.1 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 22.31% to Rs 294.40 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 51.6 crore, compared to Rs 52.8 crore.  Effective tax rate was 17.53% compared to 21.94%.

Minority interest decreased 30.43% to Rs 4.80 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 31.49% to Rs 238.00 crore.  

 

Quarter ended December 2023 compared with Quarter ended December 2022.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Coforge has increased 13.01% to Rs 2323.3 crore.  Sales of Europe Middle East & Africa segment has gone up 12.14% to Rs 930.00 crore (accounting for 40.03% of total sales).  Sales of Asia Pacific segment has gone up 13.24% to Rs 160.80 crore (accounting for 6.92% of total sales).  Sales of India segment rose 106.58% to Rs 150.60 crore (accounting for 6.48% of total sales).  Sales of America segment has gone up 6.95% to Rs 1,081.90 crore (accounting for 46.57% of total sales).  

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 10.98% to Rs 401.20 crore.  PBIT of Europe Middle East & Africa segment rose 1.94% to Rs 199.80 crore (accounting for 49.80% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Asia Pacific segment fell 45.70% to Rs 12.00 crore (accounting for 2.99% of total PBIT).  PBIT of India segment fell 93.46% to Rs -20.70 crore (accounting for -5.16% of total PBIT).  PBIT of America segment rose 36.34% to Rs 210.10 crore (accounting for 52.37% of total PBIT).  

PBIT margin of Europe Middle East & Africa segment fell from 23.63% to 21.48%.  PBIT margin of Asia Pacific segment fell from 15.56% to 7.46%.  PBIT margin of India segment rose from negative 14.68% to negative 13.75%.  PBIT margin of America segment rose from 15.23% to 19.42%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 17.58% to 17.27%.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 17.49% to 17.01%, leading to 9.90% rise in operating profit to Rs 395.10 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 0.35% to 0.04%.   Employee cost decreased from 58.28% to 57.93%.   Other expenses rose from 23.89% to 25.03%.   

Other income fell 52.83% to Rs 15 crore.  PBIDT rose 4.80% to Rs 410.1 crore.  Provision for interest rose 60.93% to Rs 34.6 crore.  

PBDT rose 1.54% to Rs 375.5 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 29.97% to Rs 81.1 crore.  

Profit before tax down 4.23% to Rs 294.40 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 51.6 crore, compared to Rs 71.5 crore.  Effective tax rate was 17.53% compared to 23.26%.

Minority interest decreased 37.66% to Rs 4.80 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 4.29% to Rs 238.00 crore.  

 

Year-to-date (YTD) results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Coforge has increased 16.70% to Rs 6820.5 crore.  Sales of Europe Middle East Asia & Africa segment has gone up 18.27% to Rs 2,671.30 crore (accounting for 39.17% of total sales).  Sales of Asia Pacific segment has gone up 11.26% to Rs 478.30 crore (accounting for 7.01% of total sales).  Sales of India segment rose 78.78% to Rs 361.50 crore (accounting for 5.30% of total sales).  Sales of America segment has gone up 12.03% to Rs 3,309.40 crore (accounting for 48.52% of total sales).  

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 6.62% to Rs 1,063.70 crore.  PBIT of Europe Middle East Asia & Africa segment rose 3.83% to Rs 512.60 crore (accounting for 48.19% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Asia Pacific segment fell 28.84% to Rs 37.50 crore (accounting for 3.53% of total PBIT).  PBIT of India segment fell 82.79% to Rs -61.60 crore (accounting for -5.79% of total PBIT).  PBIT of America segment rose 18.60% to Rs 575.20 crore (accounting for 54.08% of total PBIT).  

PBIT margin of Europe Middle East Asia & Africa segment fell from 21.86% to 19.19%.  PBIT margin of Asia Pacific segment fell from 12.26% to 7.84%.  PBIT margin of India segment fell from negative 16.67% to negative 17.04%.  PBIT margin of America segment rose from 16.42% to 17.38%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 17.07% to 15.60%.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 16.86% to 15.28%, leading to 5.77% rise in operating profit to Rs 1,042.00 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 0.87% to 0.12%.   Employee cost increased from 59.36% to 60.70%.   Other expenses rose from 22.91% to 23.90%.   

Other income fell 32.72% to Rs 39.9 crore.  PBIDT rose 3.58% to Rs 1081.9 crore.  Provision for interest rose 45.01% to Rs 88.6 crore.  

PBDT rose 1.01% to Rs 993.3 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 25.27% to Rs 234 crore.  

Profit before tax down 4.68% to Rs 759.30 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 152.9 crore, compared to Rs 168.2 crore.  Effective tax rate was 20.14% compared to 21.11%.

Minority interest decreased 55.26% to Rs 22.10 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 0.92% to Rs 584.30 crore.  


Full year results analysis.

Net sales (including other operating income) of Coforge has increased 24.61% to Rs 8014.6 crore.  Sales of Europe Middle East & Africa segment has gone up 36.91% to Rs 3,117.50 crore (accounting for 38.90% of total sales).  Sales of Asia Pacific segment has gone up 6.95% to Rs 581.70 crore (accounting for 7.26% of total sales).  Sales of India segment rose 11.06% to Rs 313.40 crore (accounting for 3.91% of total sales).  Sales of America segment has gone up 20.22% to Rs 4,002.00 crore (accounting for 49.93% of total sales).  

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 18.79% to Rs 1,325.00 crore.  PBIT of Europe Middle East & Africa segment rose 40.48% to Rs 661.10 crore (accounting for 49.89% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Asia Pacific segment rose 26.95% to Rs 74.90 crore (accounting for 5.65% of total PBIT).  PBIT of India segment fell 44.44% to Rs -28.60 crore (accounting for -2.16% of total PBIT).  PBIT of America segment rose 1.98% to Rs 617.60 crore (accounting for 46.61% of total PBIT).  

PBIT margin of Europe Middle East & Africa segment rose from 20.67% to 21.21%.  PBIT margin of Asia Pacific segment rose from 10.85% to 12.88%.  PBIT margin of India segment fell from negative 7.02% to negative 9.13%.  PBIT margin of America segment fell from 18.19% to 15.43%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 17.34% to 16.53%.  

Operating profit margin has declined from 17.13% to 15.98%, leading to 16.23% rise in operating profit to Rs 1,280.70 crore.  Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 2.68% to 0.69%.   Employee cost increased from 59.62% to 60.24%.   Other expenses rose from 20.57% to 23.09%.   

Other income rose 19.50% to Rs 61.9 crore.  PBIDT rose 16.37% to Rs 1342.6 crore.  Provision for interest rose 24% to Rs 80.6 crore.  Loan funds rose to Rs 562.20 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 489.60 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Sundry debtors were higher at Rs 1,613.10 crore as of 31 March 2023 compared to Rs 1,389.40 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Cash and bank balance rose to Rs 578.70 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 453.50 crore as of 31 March 2022.  

PBDT rose 15.92% to Rs 1262 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 13.78% to Rs 258.5 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 1,150.00 crore as of 31 March 2023 from Rs 1,012.70 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 1,070.80 crore to Rs 1,166.50 crore.  

Profit before tax grew 16.48% to Rs 1,003.50 crore.  Share of profit/loss were nil in both the periods.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 206.1 crore, compared to Rs 146.8 crore.  Effective tax rate was 21.67% compared to 17.04%.

Minority interest decreased 3.21% to Rs 51.30 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 4.85% to Rs 693.80 crore.  

Equity capital increased from Rs 60.90 crore as of 31 March 2022 to Rs 61.10 crore as of 31 March 2023.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00.  

Promoters’ stake was 30.16% as of 31 March 2023 ,compared to 40.09% as of 31 March 2022 .  

Cash flow from operating activities increased to Rs 950.50 crore for year ended March 2023 from Rs 765.60 crore for year ended March 2022.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2023 stood at Rs 158.20 crore, compared to Rs 154.10 crore during the year ended March 2022.

 

Dividend: The Board has recommended an interim dividend of Rs 19 per share

 

Other Highlights:

Total order book executable over the next 12 months stood at US$ 974 million.

Order intake was $354 million, eight consecutive quarter of $300+ million deal wins.

7 new clients were added during the quarter.

LTM attrition at 12.1%.

Management Commentary:

Commenting on the performance Mr Sudhir Singh, CEO said “Coforge this year is likely to be one of the very few firms that gave a clear growth guidance at the beginning of the year and shall deliver within that revenue guidance range. Our ability to deliver on an annual revenue guidance commitment in such a tough year and the fact that at the end of Q3 our YTD organic cc revenue growth is 14.7 percent is a testament to the tenacity of Team Coforge and in our ability to execute against plans”



Coforge : Consolidated Results
 Quarter endedYear to DateYear ended
Particulars202312202212Var.(%)202312202212Var.(%)202303202203Var.(%)
Net Sales (including other operating income)2,323.302,055.8013.016,820.505,844.6016.708,014.606,432.0024.61
OPM (%)17.0117.49-48 bps15.2816.86-158 bps15.9817.13-115 bps
OP395.10359.509.901,042.00985.205.771,280.701,101.9016.23
Other Inc.15.0031.80-52.8339.9059.30-32.7261.9051.8019.50
PBIDT410.10391.304.801,081.901,044.503.581,342.601,153.7016.37
Interest34.6021.5060.9388.6061.1045.0180.6065.0024.00
PBDT375.50369.801.54993.30983.401.011,262.001,088.7015.92
Depreciation81.162.429.97234186.825.27258.5227.213.78
PBT294.40307.40-4.23759.3796.6-4.681003.5861.516.48
Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates00-00-00-
PBT before EO294.4307.4-4.23759.3796.6-4.681003.5861.516.48
EO Income00-00--52.30-
PBT after EO294.4307.4-4.23759.3796.6-4.68951.2861.510.41
Taxation51.671.5-27.83152.9168.2-9.10206.1146.840.40
PAT242.8235.92.92606.4628.4-3.50745.1714.74.25
Minority Interest (MI)4.87.7-37.6622.149.4-55.2651.353-3.21
Net profit238228.24.29584.35790.92693.8661.74.85
P/(L) from discontinued operations net of tax00-00-00-
Net profit after discontinued operations238228.24.29584.35790.92693.8661.74.85
EPS (Rs)*38.5436.954.2994.6293.760.92118.53107.1510.62
* EPS is on current equity of Rs 61.75 crore, Face value of Rs 10, Excluding extraordinary items.
# EPS is not annualised
bps : Basis points
EO : Extraordinary items
Figures in Rs crore
Source: Capitaline Corporate Database


Coforge : Consolidated Segment Results
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 Quarter endedYear to DateYear ended
% of (Total)202312202212Var.(%)% of (Total)202312202212Var.(%)% of (Total)202303202203Var.(%)
Sales
Europe Middle East & Africa40.03930.00829.3012.1439.172,671.302,258.6018.2738.903,117.502,277.1036.91
Asia Pacific6.92160.80142.0013.247.01478.30429.9011.267.26581.70543.906.95
India6.48150.6072.90106.585.30361.50202.2078.783.91313.40282.2011.06
America46.571,081.901,011.606.9548.523,309.402,953.9012.0349.934,002.003,328.8020.22
Total Reported Sales100.002,323.302,055.8013.01100.006,820.505,844.6016.70100.008,014.606,432.0024.61
Less: Inter segment revenues 0.000.00- 0.000.00 0.000.00-
Net Sales100.002,323.302,055.8013.01100.006,820.505,844.6016.70100.008,014.606,432.0024.61
PBIT
Europe Middle East & Africa49.80199.80196.001.9448.19512.60493.703.8349.89661.10470.6040.48
Asia Pacific2.9912.0022.10-45.703.5337.5052.70-28.845.6574.9059.0026.95
India-5.16-20.70-10.70-93.46-5.79-61.60-33.70-82.79-2.16-28.60-19.80-44.44
America52.37210.10154.1036.3454.08575.20485.0018.6046.61617.60605.601.98
Total PBIT100.00401.20361.5010.98100.001,063.70997.706.62100.001,325.001,115.4018.79
Less : Interest0.000.00-0.000.00-0.000.00-
Add: Other un-allcoable-106.80-54.10-97.41-304.40-201.10-51.37-373.80-253.90-47.22
PBIT Margin(%)
Europe Middle East & Africa 21.4823.63-215.05 19.1921.86-266.95 21.2120.6753.95
Asia Pacific 7.4615.56-810.07 7.8412.26-441.84 12.8810.85202.85
India -13.75-14.6893.26 -17.04-16.67-37.34 -9.13-7.02-210.94
America 19.4215.23418.62 17.3816.4296.18 15.4318.19-276.05
PBT100.00294.40307.40-4.23100.00759.30796.60-4.68100.00951.20861.5010.41
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