The Directors are pleased to present the Twentieth Annual Report
together with the Audited Accounts of the Company for the Financial
Year ended March 31, 2011.
Performance of the Company
Particulars Standalone Consolidated
2010-2011 2010-2011
USD Rs. USD Rs.
Million Million Million Million
Total Sales and Income 117.96 5,385.55 224.07 10,230.14
Total Expenses 92.37 4,217.22 190.73 8,708.06
PBDIT 25.59 1,168.33 33.34 1,522.08
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
(PBT) 17.29 789.43 24.15 1,102.58
Profit/(Loss) after Tax
(PAT) 15.22 694.88 20.72 945.82
Profit Available for
appropriation 15.22 694.88 20.72 945.82
Result of Operations
There was a turnaround in the fiscal 2010-2011 for the IT industry and
the economy at large and the Company has witnessed the effects of the
same. With an improvement in the Revenue growth over the last fiscal
the Company has progressed substantially as reported herein below.
Total consolidated revenue for the fiscal year 2010-11 (FY11) was Rs.
10,230.14 Million. Gross Profit and Earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) are Rs. 3,630.80 Million and Rs.
1,522.08 Million, respectively. Gross profit margin stands at 36% of
the revenue. Net profit after tax grew by 10.32% to Rs. 945.82 Million.
The revenues for the year on a consolidated basis in USD terms are USD
224.07 Million as against USD 153.76 Million during the previous year.
Average realization rate was Rs. 45.66 per US Dollar.
Standalone revenue for the fiscal year 2010-11 (FY11) was Rs. 5,385.55
Million. Gross profit stands at Rs. 2,033.59 Million. Net profit after
tax decreased by 11.42% to Rs. 694.88 Million.
Transfer to Reserves
Your Directors propose to transfer Rs. 70 Million to the General
Reserve. An amount of Rs. 594.10 Million is proposed to be retained in
the Profit & Loss Account.
Your Directors propose to transfer an amount of Rs. 10 Million towards
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited Community Foundation Reserve. This
Reserve would be utilized for various community benefit schemes as may
be approved by the Management.
Your Directors propose to transfer an amount of Rs. 100 Million towards
KPIT Cummins Technology Fund. This fund would be utilized to drive high
end innovative technology initiatives for promoting green growth and
energy conservation, which will successively benefit the Company.
Your Directors propose to transfer an amount of Rs. 100 Million towards
KPIT Employees’ Welfare Fund. This Fund would be utilized to promote
welfare of its employees in various forms such as Medical, Education,
Housing, Holiday homes, Recreation facilities, Activities related to
Sports, Music Research, Artistic Pursuits etc.
Dividend
The Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend @ 35% (Rs. 0.70) per
equity share of face value of Rs. 2/- each on the paid-up equity share
capital of the Company.
Share Capital
Warhol Limited (Warhol) (an affiliate of ChrysCapital) is a Mauritius
based, Foreign Institutional Investor. Warhol was issued 77,58,621
equity shares on preferential basis for an aggregate consideration of
Rs. 112 crores, in terms of the Special Resolution passed by the
shareholders of the Company in the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held
on February 8, 2011. The shares were issued at a price of Rs. 145/- .
The proceeds of the issue will be utilized for bona fide business
purposes and for funding the growth and operations of the Company
and/or its subsidiaries, to meet the working capital and capital
expenditure requirements of the Company/subsidiaries and for investment
in subsidiaries and joint ventures. The shares were allotted to Warhol
on February 17, 2011. Warhol currently holds approximately 8.83% of the
paid up share capital of the Company.
The Company allotted 1,581,753 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each, to the
employees under the ESOP schemes in the financial year 2010-11.
The outstanding issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the Company
as on March 31, 2011 is Rs. 175,726,830 consisting of 87,863,415 equity
shares of Rs. 2/- each.
Manpower Strength
The Company had 6,514 employees as on March 31, 2011. During the year
there was a net addition of 1,596 employees, which increased the
employee strength by 32% over the previous year.
CRISIL Ratings
CRISIL has confirmed the financial credit rating of AA-/ stable for the
revised bank limits of Cash Credit and Term Loan facilities and P1+ for
Bank Guarantee & Letter of Credit, for the Company.
Quality
The Company is highly committed to International standards raised by
the Industry. The Company has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 (Quality
Management Systems), ISO 27001:2005 (Information Security Management
Systems), ISO 20000:2005 (Information Technology Service Management)
and BS25999:2007 (Business Continuity Management) certificates by TUV
Nord Cert GmbH for providing Software Development, Product Engineering,
Product Support and Enabling Services.
Institutional Holding
As on March 31, 2011, the Institutional Holding in the Company was
28.70% of the listed capital. This excludes the following
(i) approximately 8.88% held by Warhol Limited, (ii) approximately
0.67% held by International Finance Corporation, (iii) approximately
1.68% held by Cargill Mauritius Limited (CML). Including the
aforementioned three shareholders, total institutional holding as on
March 31, 2011 stood at 39.93%.
Information about the Subsidiary Companies
As on March 31, 2011 the Company had nine operational subsidiaries:
1. KPIT Infosystems Inc. (KPIT US) was incorporated in 1998, in the
US, for catering to the demand of US based customers. The Company holds
100% of the share capital and voting power of KPIT US. KPIT US earned
revenues of Rs. 3,763.04 Million (previous year Rs. 3,483.74 Million)
and recorded a loss of Rs. 32.16 Million (previous year profit of Rs.
12.60 Million) ended on March 31, 2011. The loss above does not include
translation loss of Rs. 32.97 Million.
2. KPIT Infosystems Limited (KPIT UK) was incorporated in 1996, in UK,
for catering to the demand of customers based out of UK & Europe. The
Company holds 100% of the share capital and voting power of KPIT UK.
During the year, KPIT UK has earned revenues of Rs. 788.33 Million
(previous year Rs. 872.60 Million) and registered a loss of Rs. 17.04
Million (previous year loss of Rs. 6.64 Million). The loss above does
not include translation loss of Rs. 19.39 Million.
3. KPIT Infosystems GmbH (KPIT Germany) was added as a step down
subsidiary in 2005. KPIT Germany is a 100% subsidiary of KPIT UK. This
subsidiary is completely focused on huge automotive market in Germany
to expand our customer base in this segment with a vision to become No.
1 global product engineering partner to the automotive industry. KPIT
Germany reported a profit of Rs. 16.36 Million for the year ended March
31, 2011 (previous year a loss of Rs. 18.04 Million) on revenues of Rs.
555.45 Million (previous year Rs. 503.44 Million).
4. KPIT Infosystems Inc. [a.k.a. SolvCentral.com Inc.] (SolvCentral),
based in US was added as a step down subsidiary in 2005 when KPIT US
acquired 90% of its shares. SolvCentral is a 100% subsidiary of KPIT
US. SolvCentral is focused in the Business Intelligence (BI) space in
the US market. SolvCentral reported a loss of Rs. 27.17 Million during
the year ended March 31, 2011 (previous year loss of Rs. 0.66 Million)
with revenues of Rs. 74.84 Million (previous year Rs. 128.90 Million).
5. KPIT Infosystems France SAS (KPIT France) was formerly known as
Pivolis. KPIT France has provided direct presence in France which is an
important market in European region from KPIT’s growth perspective. In
the Financial year 2010-11 KPIT France reported a profit of Rs. 1.22
Million during the year (Previous year a profit of Rs. 6.13 Million)
with revenues of Rs. 325.99 Million (previous year Rs. 341.97 Million).
6. Sparta Consulting Inc. (Sparta Inc.) was added as a step down
subsidiary in 2009, when KPIT US acquired 100% of its shares. Sparta
Inc. is a leading provider of high end SAP solutions and is one of the
fastest growing SAP consultancies in North America. Sparta Inc.
(consolidated) reported a profit of Rs. 234.20 Million during the year
ended March 31, 2011 (previous period profit of Rs. 29.85 Million) on
revenues of Rs. 2,691.72 Million (previous period Rs. 578.70 Million).
7. Sparta Infotech India Private Limited (Sparta India), was a
subsidiary of Sparta Inc. Consequent upon the acquisition of 100%
shares of Sparta Inc., by KPIT US, Sparta India is now a subsidiary of
KPIT US. Sparta India was incorporated to cater Sparta’s India based
clientele. Sparta India reported a profit of Rs. 111.22 Million during
the year ended March 31, 2011 (previous period profit of Rs. 3.46
Million) on revenues of Rs. 304.73 Million (previous period Rs. 50.29
Million).
8. In2Soft GmbH (In2Soft) is based in Munich, Germany, whose 74% share
capital was acquired by KPIT Germany on October 1, 2010. The fixed
consideration payable for acquisition of ln2Soft is Euro 2.5 Million.
In2Soft is an expert in diagnostics and telematics for the automotive
industry. In2Soft develops the OBU software for the tolling systems in
Germany, Europe and world- wide and provides with VisualODX, a modern
and complete tool set for vehicle diagnostics. The objective of the
acquisition was to have productized solutions for global automotive
customers and to have an onsite German presence to potentially serve
strategic automotive customers in Germany. ln2Soft reported a profit of
Rs. 7.33 Million during the period ended March 31, 2011 on revenues of
Rs. 99.19 Million. (ln2softs figures of revenue and profit have been
taken into consideration for post acquisition period i.e. after
October 1, 2010 till March 31, 2011).
9. CPG Solutions, LLC (CPG’) is based in Florida, USA. KPIT US, the
Company’s wholly owned subsidiary in USA, acquired 100% shares in CPG.
CPG became wholly owned subsidiary of KPIT US with effect from October
1, 2010. The total consideration payable for acquisition of CPG is USD
13.2 Million. CPG, an Oracle Gold Partner, is a focused player in
solutions for companies in Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Engineering
space with over a decade of specialized consulting experience in this
focused area. The acquisition of CPG will strengthen the Company’s
strategic position as preferred Oracle partner for manufacturing
companies and is designed to complement the Company’s strengths in
global ERP roll outs, implementation and support and maintenance
services. CPG reported a profit of Rs. 46.61 Million during the period
ended March 31, 2011 on revenues of Rs. 337.21 Million. (CPGs figures
of revenue and profit have been taken into consideration for post
acquisition period i.e. after October 1, 2010 till March 31, 2011).
Companies ceasing to be subsidiaries:
KPIT Infosystems Central Europe Sp. Z.o.o. (KPIT Poland’) and KPIT
Cummins Global Business Solutions Limited (KPIT GBS’): The Hon’ble
High Court of Judicature at Mumbai passed the merger order and approved
the Scheme of amalgamation of KPIT Infosystems Central Europe Sp.
Z.o.o., Poland (KPIT Poland) and KPIT Cummins Global Business
Solutions Limited (KPIT GBS’) with the Company on January 28, 2011.
The effective date of merger of KPIT Poland and KPIT GBS with the
Company was March 1, 2011.
The operations of KPIT Poland were not commercially viable to run as a
separate company, since its major customer had merged with another
company. Hence it was decided to merge the same with the Company and
close KPIT Poland’s operations as per the Polish laws.
KPIT GBS was engaged in BPO activity and achieved its operational
breakeven in FY10. Consolidation of the operations of KPIT GBS with the
Company was aimed at improving operational efficiencies.
Particulars required as per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, a holding Company is
required to attach the Directors Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and
Loss Account of all the subsidiaries. However the Government of India
vide General Circular No: 2 /2011 has given a general exemption to the
companies from attaching the annual reports of subsidiaries provided
certain conditions are fulfilled. Accordingly, this annual report does
not contain the financial statements of the subsidiaries. Statement
pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, is given elsewhere
in this annual report. The Company will make available the audited
annual accounts and related detailed information of the subsidiary
companies, where applicable, upon request by any member of the Company.
The Company will also upload the accounts of the individual
subsidiaries on its official website. These documents will also be
available for inspection during business hours at our registered
office.
Directors
Pursuant to Article 72 of the Articles of Association of the Company
read with Section 256 of the Companies Act, 1956, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar,
Mr. Bruce Carver and Ms. Elizabeth Carey retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves
for re-appointment.
Mr. Girish Wardadkar, President and Executive Director resigned from
the directorship of the Company with effect from April 25, 2011 after a
tenure of 6 years with the Company. Mr. Girish Wardadkar has been
instrumental in establishing strong systems with a focus on improving
quality and productivity. He has also contributed significantly in
building reporting and control systems. The Board places on record its
sincere appreciation for his tremendous contribution towards the growth
and success of the Company over the years.
Mr. Deepak Malik resigned from the directorship of the Company with
effect from April 25, 2011. The Company has immensely benefitted from
the expert professional guidance of Mr. Deepak Malik. The Board places
on record its sincere appreciation for all the help and guidance
provided by him.
Auditors
The Statutory Auditors, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered
Accountants, retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and have
confirmed their eligibility and willingness to accept the office, if
re- appointed.
Corporate Governance
A separate section on Corporate Governance with a detailed compliance
report thereon is annexed to this annual report. The Auditors
Certificate in respect of compliance with the provisions concerning
Corporate Governance, as required by Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, is also annexed.
Management Discussion and Analysis
A detailed review of the operations, performance and future outlook of
the Company and its business is given in the Management Discussion and
Analysis Report, which forms a part of this Report.
Responsibility Statement of the Board of Directors
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your Directors
confirm that:
i) in the preparation of the accounts for the financial year ended
March 31, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been followed
and there has been no material departure;
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable
and prudent so as to give true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the said financial year and of the profit of
the Company for the said financial year;
iii) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
iv) the Directors have prepared the accounts for the year ended March
31, 2011 on a going concern’ basis.
Particulars of Employees
As required under the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies
Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules,
1975 as amended, a statement showing the names and other particulars of
employees forms a part of this report. However, having regard to the
provisions of Section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the said Act, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid statement is being sent to all the members of
the Company. Any member interested in obtaining a copy of this
statement may write to the Company Secretary at the registered office
of the Company.
Employees Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
Information relating to stock option programme of the Company is
provided in the Annexure I of this report. The information is being
provided in compliance with Clause 12 of the Disclosure in the
Directors’ Report of SEBI (Employees Stock Option Scheme and Employees
Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999.
Fixed Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposits and, as such, no amount of
principal or interest was outstanding on the date of the Balance Sheet.
Information under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988.
Conservation of Energy - Our Company’s primary business being Software
services, our operations are conducted with energy conservation as a
focus area. The Company has taken various initiatives for optimum
utilization and conservation of resources. Some of the initiatives
taken by the Company are as follows:
1. Energy Conservation measures:
The facility at Hinjawadi Pune reflects KPITs commitment to energy
efficiency and Green Growth”. The features incorporated in building
design are as follows:
a. Buildings are clad with Clay Tiles, which prevent the ingress of
heat inside the building, thus reducing the heat load and consequently,
lessen load on AC.
b. Facility is built in such a way wherein we make maximum use of
natural light thus saving energy. Internal gardens make the facility
cooler which helps in reducing dependency on AC.
c. Internal lighting is integrated with occupancy sensors which
reduces the energy consumption.
d. AC system installed is of VRF technology which facilitates in the
control of local cooling thus resulting in considerable saving
vis-a-vis a conventional central AC system. The facility has won the
Emerson Cup GOLD Award for the Lowest Energy Consumption in India and
South East Asian Countries.
e. Installation of Ozonized air purification system has considerably
reduced load on AC system.
2. Two Six Sigma Green Belt projects completed on minimizing wastage
in energy consumption for Pune Facility which has resulted in 15%
savings.
3. Various steps have been undertaken to utilize the energy in an
optimum manner like:
a. All lights replaced with CFL;
b. Lift lights replaced with LEDs;
c. Correction done to capacitor bank to achieve 1.0 power factor to
minimize the power losses;
d. Shutting down UPS at night and on weekends;
e. Defined AC working hours and temperatures to suit seasonal changes;
f. Optimization of LUX level in working areas by removing extra
lights;
g. Changing over to LED lamp projectors.
4. PC Shut Down Drive undertaken to shut down PCs during non working
hours resulting into considerable reduction in energy consumption.
Water Conservation measures:
1. Hydro pneumatic system of water supply installed there by ensuring
minimum wastage of water.
2. Recycled water generated through Sewage treatment plant used for
gardening purpose.
Environment Improvement initiatives:
1. Tree plantation: Initiated within and outside the premises.
2. Vermi Compost Plant: A vermi compost plant has been set up for
treating the organic waste, which generates organic manure.
3. Employee Transport: Various steps taken in employee transport to
reduce fuel consumption such as:
a. Control on unscheduled cab requirements thereby ensuring optimum
seat utilization.
b. Use of buses in lieu of cabs.
Research and Development (R & D) Activities -
The Company has been laying thrust on Research & Development activities
for the past few years. The Company has formed its own R&D center
called Center for Research in Engineering Sciences and Technology’ or
CREST. A separate section on R&D activities undertaken by the Company,
forms a part of this report.
Technology Absorption - The Company is constantly upgrading its
technological excellence through its Infrastructure, Technology and
Services (ITS) function. The Company has started building partnerships
with leading technology vendors like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, HP, IBM
and VMware. Through these partnerships the Company has the advantage to
create and build technical solutions for its customers and for its own
consumption. The Company focuses on using the technology for its own
use as well as creating showcase for customers.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo - The Company focuses on exports
and undertakes all possible efforts to expand its presence in the
export markets. Total foreign exchange earnings during the year have
been Rs. 4,632.95 Million (previous year Rs. 3,714.09 Million) and foreign
exchange outgo has been Rs. 633.55 Million (previous year Rs. 613.96
Million).
Awards/Recognition
- KPIT Cummins was awarded the Economic Times Zigwheels Automotive
Idea of the Year Award’ for 2010, for its intelligent plug-in parallel
hybrid solution, REVOLO.
- NASSCOM has awarded the Promising Innovation of the Year, 2011’
Award to KPIT Cummins for REVOLO. This award is an acknowledgement of
KPIT’s commitment to fostering automotive technology innovation.
- KPIT Cummins’ REVOLO was also awarded Best Electronic Product of the
Year 2011’ at Indian Semiconductor Association Technovation event. This
award completes the hat-trick for REVOLO.
- KPIT Cummins has also won the global Cummins Chairman’s Quality
Award’ in Six-Sigma which has the top most recognition for Six Sigma in
the Cummins family.
- Our Chairman & Group CEO, Mr. Ravi Pandit was recently felicitated
with Vocational Excellence Award’ of the Rotary Club of Pune, for his
vision and excellence in the field of profession and business. He
received the award from noted scientist and innovation evangelist, Dr.
Raghunath Mashelkar.
- Mr. Anil Patwardhan, our CFO was honored with the CFO in Information
Technology Sector’ Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India (ICAI) for exceptional performance and achievements as CFO in the
Information Technology category for 2010.
- KPIT Cummins’ REVOLO won a special recognition award for exceptional
leadership in catalyzing consumer adoption of sustainable solutions, at
the India Carbon Outlook’s Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards,
March 2011.
- KPIT Cummins’ REVOLO has been selected as a winner in the
knowledge@Wharton Innovation tournament in the Sustainable implemented
Solution’ category, April 2011.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank all the members and
investors of the Company for their continued support.
Your Directors hereby place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation and support received from all the customers, vendors,
financial institutions including State Bank of India, International
Finance Corporation, HDFC Bank Ltd., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Ltd., Citibank N.A., Axis Bank Ltd., BNP Paribas, Standard
Chartered Bank, ICICI Bank Ltd., DBS Bank Ltd. and Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ltd. and the Registrars and Share Transfer Agent viz. Link Intime
India Pvt. Ltd. and also thank all the employees of the Company for
their valuable contribution in the growth of the Company.
We also thank the Governments of United States of America, United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, South
Africa and China. We further thank all the constituents of the
Government of India, particularly Ministry of Communication and
Information Technology, the Software Technology Parks of India, Pune
and Bengaluru, the Department of Central Excise & Customs, Maharashtra
Industrial Development Corporation, National Association of Software
and Service Companies, Stock Exchanges (where our shares are listed),
Securities and Exchange Board of India, Registrar of Companies, Pune,
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Reserve Bank of India, the State
Governments, and other government agencies, and the Media and Press for
their support during the year and look forward to their continued
support in the future.
By Order of the Board of Directors
For KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited
S. B. (Ravi) Pandit
Chairman & Group CEO
Pune, April 25, 2011
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