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Polaris Software Lab Limited : Q3 Profits up 14% Quarter on Quarter, 8% Year on Year
CHENNAI, India, January 20/PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Intellect (Product) Revenues Grow 15% Sequentially
Polaris Software Lab Limited (POLS.BO), a leading Financial
Technology company, today announced the third quarter results for FY 2009-10.
For the quarter ended 31 December 2009, Profit after Tax (PAT)
grew by 14% to Rs. 40.07 crore from Rs. 35.20 crore in the previous quarter.
Income grew by 0.2% to Rs. 338.89 crore from Rs. 338.31 crore.
In dollar terms, Profit grew by 18% to $8.58 million from
$7.27 million and income grew sequentially by 4% to $72.55 million from
$69.93 million.
The Board of Directors recommended an interim dividend of 35%
on the paid up capital of the company.
Financial Highlights
1. Net Profit Margins improved 143 bps over the previous quarter
2. Cash and cash equivalents crossed Rs. 500 crores; and stood at
Rs. 509.73 crore (~$110 million) after funding Rs. 34 crore towards
Laser Soft acquisition
3. Americas contributed to 43%, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
contributed to 26% and Asia Pacific contributed to 31% of the
quarter revenues, maintaining a balanced revenue portfolio
4. The Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) set a new benchmark of 41 days,
reflecting high customer satisfaction and extreme execution
5. Annualized EPS for Q3 grew to Rs. 16.24, as against Rs. 14.28 in the
previous quarter
Business Highlights
1. During the quarter, the company recorded 30 wins
2. Three customers in North America and two customers in Europe chose
Polaris for their Financial Technology outsourcing needs
3. Polaris registered highest sales of Intellect during the quarter with
14 wins
4. Intellect revenues grew to 20.11% of the company revenues in the
quarter
5. The company won two large Intellect core banking deals, one each in
Vietnam and Japan. This was the third major core banking win in the
Vietnam region
6. The company won Intellect Liquidity deals one each in the US and
Asia Pacific
Awards and Recognition
1. Laser Soft, Polaris' wholly owned subsidiary won NDTV Business
Leadership Awards 2009, under the 'Inclusion and Diversity' category
2. The company once again got successfully assessed at CMMi Level 5 for
its software services, Intellect Global Universal Banking product
spanning all micro verticals within BFSI and across all business
solution centers
3. Intellect GUB continued to receive market recognition from leading
analysts
a. Polaris Payment Services Hub was featured in a report for its
ability to suit both 'Build' and 'Buy' alternatives for banks; by
the world's leading information technology and research and
advisory company
b. Polaris featured amongst the Bank Technology Executive's most
admired vendors for Core Banking by Aite Group
Product Launch
Polaris launched Intellect Insurance Portal developed using
cutting edge technology to provide higher functionality at the right price
point for the growing insurance market in developing countries.
Arun Jain, Chairman & CEO, Polaris Software Lab Ltd., said,
"Intellect GUB, our comprehensive product suite for next-generation banking
is now in the 3rd phase of its journey, marked by strong momentum in sales
and positive impact on margins. With over 150 Intellect implementations
across the globe, our customers and prospects have begun to view us as a
category leader in Financial Technologies. Backed by our strong services and
solution capabilities, we are poised to expand our market share in a
recovering BFSI marketplace."
R Srikanth, Executive Vice President & CFO, Polaris Software
Lab Ltd., said, "During the last 10 quarters, our relentless focus on
improving operating efficiency has enabled us to generate Rs. 510 crore of
cash in the books. This will serve as a strong lever for inorganic growth
plans."
Financial Results for the Third Quarter ended December 31, 2009
POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB - GROUP
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER
31 2009 PREPARED AS PER INDIAN GAAP
Rs Lakhs
QUARTER ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED
Particulars December December December December March
31, 2009 31, 2008 31, 2009 31, 2008 31, 2009
Audited
Income from software
services, products
and Business Process
Management 33,888.55 37,257.80 100,271.92 104,069.93 137,794.54
Software development
expenses 21,846.50 23,234.77 64,697.61 67,618.93 88,540.10
Gross Profit 12,042.05 14,023.03 35,574.31 36,451.00 49,254.44
Selling and
marketing expenses 3,610.04 3,504.45 10,636.09 10,120.07 13,676.09
General and
Administrative
expenses 2,954.39 2,978.35 8,550.11 9,158.08 12,225.91
Operating Profit
before interest,
depreciation &
amortisation 5,477.62 7,540.23 16,388.11 17,172.85 23,352.44
Depreciation/
Amortisation 864.57 880.01 2,582.37 3,022.90 3,878.16
Finance Charges 21.62 17.77 56.12 54.99 73.54
Operating Profit
after interest,
depreciation &
amortisation 4,591.43 6,642.45 13,749.62 14,094.96 19,400.74
Exchange Gain/
( Loss ) (420.38)(2,854.15) (2,608.98) (3,679.58) 5,638.40)
Other Income 499.56 466.09 1,333.56 746.18 1,175.31
Share of profit/
(loss ) of Associate
Companies - 23.63 (41.61) 101.11 91.09
Profit on sale of
Associate Companies - - - 1,301.37 1,301.37
Intangible Assets -
Amortised fully - - - (1,173.27) (1,173.27)
Profit before tax 4,670.61 4,278.02 12,432.59 11,390.77 15,156.84
Provision for taxation 663.22 561.29 1,722.06 1,530.16 2,085.58
Profit after tax 4,007.39 3,716.73 0,710.53 9,860.61 13,071.26
Earnings per share
of Rs.5 each (Rs.)
Basic 4.06 3.77 10.85 9.99 13.25
Diluted 4.02 3.77 10.76 9.99 13.24
About Polaris Software Lab
Polaris Software Lab (POLS.BO) is a leading Financial
Technology company, with its comprehensive portfolio of products, services
and consulting. Polaris has a talent strength of over 9,000 solution
architects, domain and technology experts. The company owns the largest set
of Intellectual Properties in the form of a comprehensive product suite,
Intellect Global Universal Banking (GUB) 10.0. IntellectTM is the first pure
play SOA based application suite for Retail, Corporate, Investment banking
and Insurance.
Polaris is headquartered in Chennai and has offices in all
global financial hubs including Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, India,
Dubai, Bahrain, Riyadh, London, Belfast, Zurich, Frankfurt, Toronto, New
York, Chicago, Fremont, Pittsburgh and Chile. For more information, please
Investor Conference Call
Polaris Software Lab Ltd. will host an Investors Conference
Call, where the Senior Management of Polaris will comment on the company's
performance during the third quarter ended December 31, 2009 and respond to
questions from participants. The conference call will take place at 17:00 Hrs
IST on Wednesday, January 20, 2010.
To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers
given below five minutes ahead of schedule. The transcript of this conference
in the investor section.
The dial numbers to join the conference call
Conference Name : Q3 Polaris Investor Earnings Call
Date : Wednesday, 20th Jan 2010
Time : 17:00 HRS IST
Conference ID : 50313273
Access Numbers for the call
MUMBAI : Primary Access Toll Number : 02230360400
BANGALORE : Primary Access Toll Number : 08030360400
DELHI : Primary Access Toll Number : 01130360400
CHENNAI : Primary Access Toll Number : 04430360400
HONK KONG : Primary Access Toll free Number : 800901420
SINGAPORE : Primary Access Toll free Number : 8001011906
REPLAY : [20th January 2010 to 22nd January 2010]
Replay ID/Conference # : 50313273
Primary Access Number : 02230360400
For further information, please contact:
Shailesh Dhawla
Polaris Software
+91-9962023124
shailesh.d@polaris.co.in
SOURCE: Polaris Software Lab Limited
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