The directors have pleasure in presenting their twelfth report on the
business and operations of your Company for the financial year ended
March 31, 2011.
Financial Performance (Rs in million)
Particulars FY 11 FY 10
Income from software development 15,090 12,332
Software development expenses 10,144 7,697
Administrative and other expenses 3,165 2,341
Operating profit before interest,
depreciation, other income and tax 1,781 2,294
Interest 4 25
Depreciation and amortization 712 611
Operating profit before tax and
other income 1,065 1,658
Other income 461 804
Profit before tax 1,526 2,462
Provision for taxation 298 349
Deferred tax charge/ (credit) (3) 32
Net profit after tax 1,231 2,081
Balance in profit and loss account
brought forward 3,955 2,220
Amount available for appropriation 5,186 4,301
Dividend
Interim 50 39
Proposed 50 79
Total dividend 100 118
Dividend tax 17 20
Amount transferred to general reserve 123 208
Balance in profit and loss account
carried forward 4,946 3,955
Business Performance
After a downturn, the recovery process varies from business to
business. The latter half of 2010 had shown a very positive momentum in
our overall business environment and this was reflected in our Q-over-Q
numbers. Our ITS business has shown strong Q-over-Q volume growth and
we are beginning to see a growth trend in product engineering services
also. These are good signs for 2011-12.
MindTree is poised to grow significantly in the current year. We are
seeing a pickup in the market with discretionary spending increasing
and technology customers starting to enhance investments in product
development. These positive changes in the market auger well for
MindTree and we expect the growth momentum to continue in FY 2011-12
too.
Your Company received good traction for its services and its expertise
in chosen segments continues to hold it in good stead. Your Company has
also re-aligned its processes, updated services, enhanced technology
offerings, restructured the organization, upgraded brand image and
continued to deliver superior value to its customers. Your Company
today is much more focused and is executing at a much higher efficiency
than a year ago. The demand for your Companys services continue to
look robust, and the focus on our select verticals continues to
resonate with target customers.
Leaving a global footprint is just as important as it is to make a
place in the domestic market and hence bagging the Unique
Identification Project (UID) from Government of India, amidst stiff
competition has given a major boost to your Companys morale and
favoured the business objectives.
Your Companys income from software development grew to Rs. 15,090
million for the year ended March 31, 2011, which represents an increase
of 22% over the previous years Rs. 12,332 million. We saw growth
across both overseas and domestic markets. Export revenues grew 20% to
Rs. 13,742 million whereas, domestic revenues grew 47% to Rs.1,348
million.
EBITDA margins were at 11.8% as compared to 18.9% in the previous year.
The main reasons for the decline in EBITDA margins are due to the
investments we made in our products business, rupee appreciation of
about 4%, wage revisions effected during the year, increase in
subcontractor costs and recruitment expenses.
Our operating profits for the year 2010-11 were at Rs. 1,781 million
and our Profit After Tax (PAT) was at Rs. 1,231 million. Our effective
tax rate based on current taxes is about 16.5% (after adjusting for the
one time dividend tax paid on Aztec US subsidiary dissolution) as
compared to about 15.6% in the previous year.
Apart from the reasons explained above, a major reason for the decline
in the PAT from FY 2009-10 was that the Company had a Mark To Market
(MTM) gain of Rs. 1,113 million in FY 2009-10 which was a one-off item
due to the INR appreciation in FY 2009-10. In
comparison, the MTM gain was only Rs. 136 million in FY 2010-11.
The demand outlook for IT has improved. After negative growth in last
year, the growth in global IT spend is expected to be in the range of
4-6% till 2014. Indian IT industry has also started realizing higher
growth rates.
Our IT services business is on a strong footing. Some of the large wins
we have announced have set the momentum for FY 2011-12.
Dividend
Your directors have paid an interim dividend of Rs. 1.25 per share
(12.5% on par value of Rs. 10) during November, 2010. Shareholders
approval is sought to ratify the payment of interim dividend. Your
directors are also pleased to recommend a final dividend of Rs. 1.25
per share (12.5% on par value of Rs. 10) which is payable on obtaining
shareholders approval in the twelfth annual general meeting, making
the total dividend for the year 2010 -11 to 25%.
The dividend payout amount for the current year inclusive of additional
tax on dividend will be Rs.117 million as compared to Rs. 138 million
in the previous year.
Transfer to Reserves
We propose to transfer Rs. 123 million to the general reserve in
accordance with the Companies (Transfer of Profit to Reserves) Rules,
1975. Your Company also proposes to retain Rs.4,946 million in the
profit and loss account on standalone basis.
Changes to Equity Share Capital
Your Company also issued 520,193 equity shares of Rs.10 each to various
MindTree Minds on exercise of stock options. Consequently, the paid-up
equity share capital has increased from Rs. 395,149,940 to Rs.
400,351,870.
Board Committees
The details of various committees of board are provided in the
corporate governance report.
Infrastructure
During the year, your Company has added 113,990 sq. ft. of built-up
capacity. With this, the total built-up capacity of your Company in
India stands at 1,580,896 sq. ft. The new capacity was built in an SEZ
unit in our Whitefield campus. This new infrastructure includes space
for workstations, conference rooms, meeting rooms and labs. In
addition, your Company has added world-class communication
infrastructure to support our customers. This includes inter-office
data links, internet access links, customer specific data links and
dedicated data/voice links.
Amalgamation of MindTree Wireless Private Limited (MWPL)
The Company acquired 412,500 equity shares of MindTree Wireless Private
Limited (MWPL) [formerly Kyocera Wireless (India) Private Limited]
representing 100% of equity share capital of MWPL. Consequently, MWPL
became a 100% subsidiary of the Company with effect from October 1,
2009.
The Company filed a Scheme of Amalgamation (the Scheme) with the
Honble High Court of Karnataka for the amalgamation of MWPL with the
Company effective April 1, 2010 (the Appointed Date). The Honble High
Court of Karnataka approved the aforesaid Scheme vide its Order dated
December 10, 2010. As per the terms of the Scheme, MWPL was amalgamated
with the Company with effect from April 1, 2010. The Company has
accounted for the amalgamation as Amalgamation in the Nature of
Purchase, under AS 14, Accounting for Amalgamations.
Subsidiaries
We have two subsidiaries as on March 31, 2011: MindTree Software
(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. and MindTree Wireless Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
As per Section 212 of the Companies, Act, 1956, companies are required
to attach the directors report, balance sheet & profit & loss account
of its subsidiaries. The Ministry of Corporate affairs vide its
circular no 2/2001 dated February 8, 2011 has provided an exception, to
companies from complying with section 212 provided such companies
publish the audited consolidated financial statements in annual report.
The annual report for 2010-11 does not contain the financial statements
of our subsidiaries. The audited annual accounts and related
information of our subsidiaries, where applicable will be made
available upon request.
People
The total number of MindTree Minds as at March 31, 2011 was 9,547 as
against 7,657 as at March 31, 2010. During the year, your Company saw
an increase in attrition levels towards the end of the financial year
and the annual attrition for the year was at 25.1% as against 13.6% in
the year before.
To remain at the cutting edge and to be the best, your Companys focus
has been not only business strategies but also developing innovative &
robust people practices. Your Company strongly believes that it is
people alone who provide greatest sustainable and competitive
advantage. During the year under review, the Company made substantial
investments on people development and focused on improving
productivity.
Your Companys multiple-award winning HR practices and great work
environment helped to attract and retain talent. Your Companys people
function works to align peoples interests to the business goals. This
creates a favorable environment and promotes innovation and merit. This
strong alignment of our peoples interests and business interests, led
the organization to achieve its objectives and thus create value for
people and customers. We have dedicated programs to help our people
build new skills and competencies which promote knowledge sharing,
building effective teams, etc. Your Company continues to innovate in
knowledge management to ensure learnings are captured & disseminated
across teams.
Employee Stock Option Plans
Your Company believes in the policy of enabling MindTree Minds to
participate in the ownership of MindTree and share its wealth creation,
as they are responsible for the management, growth and financial
success of MindTree.
The Company currently administers seven stock option programs, viz.
ESOP 1999, ESOP 2001, ESOP 2006 (a), ESOP 2006 (b), ESOP 2008 (A), DSOP
2006 and ESOP 2010 (A). In-principle approvals for administering the
seventh stock option program i.e. ESOP 2010 (A) has been received from
the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of
India Limited (NSE) during the year.
MindTree Limited - Stock Option Plan 2010 (A) - (Program 7) is a new
Program and no options have been granted under this Program as on date.
The proposed offer of 1,135,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each under
Program 7 is a new initial offer and no previous offer has been made
under this Program 7.
The status of various stock option plans as at March 31,2011 is as
below:
Particulars Number of Number of Number of Number of
shares shares shares shares
-ESOP 1999 -ESOP 2001 ESOP 2006(a) 2006(b)
In-principle
approval
received from
BSE & NSE 196,381 853,675 366,500 7,049,900
Less: No. of
shares
allotted & listed (187,416) (658,200) (170,262) (473,658)
Balance number
of shares 8,965 195,475 196,238 6,576,242
Particulars Number of Number of Number of
shares shares shares
DSOP 2006 ESOP 2008 (A) ESOP 2010 (A)
In-principle approval 500,000 300,000 1,135,000
received from
BSE & NSE
Less: No. of shares
allotted & listed (70,000) (75,149) 0
Balance number
of shares 430,000 224,851 1,135,000
The details as required under SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and
Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999 have been disclosed
under annexure to the directors report. There has been no variation in
the terms of ESOP programs and no employee was:
(i) granted options, during the year, equal to or exceeding 1% of the
issued capital.
(ii) received a grant, during the year, amounting to 5% or more of the
options granted during the year.
Details of options granted to senior managerial personnel during the
year are as under:
Name of Senior Managerial Designation Stock options granted
Personnel
Mr. Samartha
Nagabhushanam President 50,000
Mr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy President 25,000
Dr. Albert Hieronimus Director 35,000
Prof. David. B. Yoffie Director 35,000
Mr. Mark. A. Runacres Director 15,000
Mr. R. Srinivasan Director 15,000
Mr. Amit Banerji Vice President 20,000
Mr. N. Vittal Director 15,000
MindTree Reorganization
With the objective of establishing leadership positions, MindTree is
organized into the following two business areas and getting a new
organization structure, effective April 1, 2011;
IT Services and Product Engineering Services (PES)
To improve operational efficiency and better market addressability,
Software Product Engineering (SPE), Research & Development Services
(RDS) and Next in Wireless (NiW) will be consolidated under Product
Engineering Services (PES).
With a view to provide end to end data & analytics services to
customers, DW/BI practice and Knowledge Services will be combined to
form Data & Analytics Solutions. DAS will become the third arm of our
growth enablers and the other two being IMTS and Testing will help ITS
and PES drive higher growth.
The Presidents of the various businesses of MindTree are:
- IT Services: Mr. Anjan Lahiri
- PES Services: M r. S. Janakiraman
- Testing & IMTS: M r. Parthasarathy N.S.
- Data & Analytics Solution: M r. Scott Staples
We have strong & dedicated teams which focus on each of the market
segments we address. This helps create greater specialization within
each area & have higher accountability.
Directors
As per Article 29 of the Articles of Association, the following
directors retire by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for
re- appointment.
1. Prof. David. B. Yoffie
2. Mr. Rajesh Subramaniam
3. M r. N. Vittal
Brief resumes of these directors are included in the notice for the
twelfth annual general meeting.
Your directors recommend that the resolutions relating to the re-
appointment of Prof. David. B. Yoffie, Mr. Rajesh Subramaniam and M r.
N. Vittal as directors of your Company be passed. M r. Ashok Soota has
resigned as the Executive Chairman and member of the board of directors
effective from March 31, 2011. Dr. Albert Hieronimus has been appointed
as the Non-Executive Chairman effective from April 1, 2011.
Liquidity
Your Company maintains sufficient cash to meet its operations and
strategic objectives as at March 31,2011, your Company had liquid
assets of Rs. 1,545 million as against Rs. 1,614 million at the
previous year end. These funds have been invested in deposits with
banks and in money market mutual funds.
Fitch Rating
Your Company has been assigned a rating of AA(ind) on long term
borrowings and a rating of F1+(ind) on short term borrowings by Fitch
Ratings. Further, the agency has rated the Outlook as stable. Fitch
is a leading global rating agency that provides credit opinions.
Long-term rating [AA(ind)] indicates very low credit risk. The Short-
term F1+(ind) rating, which is the highest in the category, covers
fund-based working capital limits and non-fund based working capital
limits.
Awards and Recognitions during FY 2010-11
·Your Company was ranked among Industry leaders in IT Services and
Product Engineering and was recognized among worlds leading
outsourcing providers by Global Services Media and National Association
of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).
· Your Company was adjudged as overall winner in the 2010 Global MAKE
Award and also won the Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE)
Award by Teleos, in association with The KNOW Network.
·Your Companys Assistive Technologies Program was adjudged as a winner
in the e-inclusion category at Manthan Awards South Asia 2010.
·Your Company was recognized among Top 10 Outsourcing Providers in
Consumer Goods Technology Readers Choice Survey.
·Your Company was named as a Leading Mid-Sized Service Provider by
Everest Research Institute.
·Your Company unveiled the largest portfolio of Ready-to-Brand Video
Surveillance Solutions at IFSEC 2010.
Litigation
No material litigation is outstanding as at March 31, 2011.
Deposits
In terms of the provisions of section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits Rules) 1975, the
Company has not accepted any fixed deposits during the year under
review.
Sustainability Report and Green Initiatives at MindTree
Copy of the Sustainability Report and Green Initiatives taken by your
Company is disclosed separately in this report.
Corporate Governance
Your Company has been practicing the principles of good corporate
governance. A detailed report on Corporate Governance is given as
annexure to this annual report. Certificate of the auditors regarding
compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in
clause 49 of the listing agreement is also given in this annual report.
Transfer to Investor Education and Protection Fund
The Company has transferred unpaid dividend amounts within the
statutory period to the Investor Education and Protection Fund.
Auditors
The retiring statutory auditors, M/s B S R & Co. Chartered Accountants,
hold office as statutory auditors until the conclusion of the ensuing
annual general meeting and they have confirmed their eligibility and
willingness to accept office and be appointed as the statutory auditors
to hold office until the conclusion of the thirteenth annual general
meeting.
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, the names and other particulars of employees are set
out in the annexure to this report. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
has amended the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 to the
effect that particulars of employees of companies engaged in
Information Technology sector posted and working outside India not
being directors or their relatives, drawing more than Rs. 6 million per
financial year or Rs. 500,000 per month, as the case may be, need not
be included in the statement but, such particulars shall be furnished
to the Registrar of Companies. Accordingly, the statement included in
this report does not contain the particulars of employees who are
posted and working outside India.
Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange
earnings and outflow
The particulars as prescribed 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 are set out in the annexure
to this report.
Directors Responsibility Statement
Directors responsibility statement pursuant to section 217(2AA) of the
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000 is annexed to this report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under clause
49(IV)(F) of the listing agreement is disclosed separately in this
report.
CSR Efforts
Assistive Technology
- MindTree won the Manthan South Asia 2010 Award under e-inclusion
category for its work in developing affordable indegenious assistive
technologies for persons with disabilities.
- MindTree has spent approximately 700 person days of engineering
effort in the development of Assistive Technologies in the past year.
- MindTree has spent approximately INR 1 Million in the past year for
purchase of goods and services towards development of Assistive
Technologies.
Advocacy towards employment and inclusion of persons with disabilities
- MindTree conducted a formal Accessibility Audit for the three phases,
MTW – P1, P2 & P3 through an external accessibility auditor.
- MindTree Foundation was part of the organizing team at three national
level conferences on persons with disabilities, covering the areas of
employment and assistive technologies, with Spastics Society of
Karnataka, NASSCOM and with Govt. of Karnataka.
- MindTree has actively participated and represented the cause of
persons with disabilities in various forums such as NASSCOM – Diversity
& Inclusivity committee, NASSCOM Foundation – Disability Advisory
Group, CII - Karnataka – Disability Forum.
Outreach
- Disbursed INR 3 million for SPARSH VACHANA, Bangalore to support the
orthopedic and plastic corrective surgeries conducted by Sparsh
Hospital for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Disbursed INR 1 million to SAMARTHANAM Trust for the disabled for the
construction of their new facility in HSR Layout, Bangalore.
- Disbursed INR 0.5 million for Sikshana Foundation, to support their
efforts in improving education in rural primary schools.
- Disbursed INR 0.2 million to support the Theater Appreciation program
for schools across Karnataka.
- Disbursed INR 0.4 million to Ashoka Innovators to support their
program for Social Entrepreneurs.
- Disbursed 0.5 million through the Dream to Reality Program. This is
enabling 15 rural children realize their dreams of higher education by
taking care of the school, hostel and other expenses every year.
- Refurbished and donated close to 600 used Computer Systems for use in
schools catering to underprivileged and rural population.
- Donated dresses for children and elderly during the year - Chennai
(73 – 27 boys, 43 girls, 3 elderly), Pune (295 – 25 children and 270
elderly), Bangalore (257 – 69 children, 188 elderly), Hyderabad ( 156 –
3 boys, 42 men, 111 women).
- During this year, the Foundation organized to deliver bakery items
from Spastics Society of Karnataka to the Sishu Bhavan Orphanage run by
Missionaries of Charity. This not only ensures that Sishu Bhavans
daily needs are met, but also helps SSK to keep their bakery running.
- Sponsored a seminar on use of Assistive Technologies for children
with autism in Spastics Society of Karnataka, Bangalore.
Volunteerism
- Our volunteer team in Bangalore executed Life Skills Programs to 1000
children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in two schools.
- Our volunteer team in Chennai has helped in conducting free Cataract
surgeries for 5 elderly ladies in Kakkum Karangal during the year.
- Our volunteer team in Pune celebrated Holi, sponsored breakfast and
played a cricket match with the children in Wagoli Ashram in Pune.
- Our volunteer team in New Jersey participated in the Jersey Cares
program and helped in renovating a local school building.
Enabling higher levels of inclusion and engagement within MindTree
- Lifeline, intranet portal for Blood Donation was relaunched with
improved features. 639 Minds have registered as Donors on the site.
Till now, 44 requests have been raised in the system for emergency
blood requests.
- Released a comprehensive policy for persons with disabilities in
MindTree in December 2010.
- Number of Minds registered as differently abled is 42. This is
approximately 0.5% of the total Minds.
- Launched the updated www.MindTreeFoundation.org website with many
accessibility features which make it easier for people with
disabilities to access its content.
- Created the Good Samaritan role to handle employee emergencies,
especially accidents and other loss of life incidents, as a single
point contact.
- MindTrees document digitization is done by Vindya Infotech. 100% of
their staff are persons with disabilities.
- We have formalized the policy of giving company provided Motorized
Wheel Chairs for all mobility impaired Minds while in MindTree
premises. We have also formalized the provision of other accommodations
like screen reading software, etc.
A. Directors Responsibility Statement pursuant to section 217(2AA) of
the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
I. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the
applicable accounting standards issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India and requirements of the Companies Act, 1956, (the
Act) to the extent applicable to us; on the historical cost convention;
as a going concern and on the accrual basis had been followed. There
are no material departures from prescribed accounting standards in the
adoption of the accounting standards.
II. The board of directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profit or loss of the Company for that period.
III. The board of directors have taken proper and sufficient care for
the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
I V. The board of directors have prepared the annual accounts on a
going concern basis.
V. The financial statements have been audited by M/s B S R & Co.,
Chartered Accountants, the statutory auditors.
VI. The audit committee meets periodically with the internal auditors
and the statutory auditors to review the manner in which the auditors
are discharging their responsibilities, and to discuss auditing,
internal control and financial reporting issues. To ensure complete
independence, the statutory auditors and the internal auditors have
full and free access to the members of the audit committee to discuss
any matter of substance.
Acknowledgements
The board of directors thank the Companys customers, shareholders,
investors, vendors, and bankers for their support to the Company during
the year. Your directors would like to make a special mention of the
support extended by the various Departments of Central and State
Government, particularly the Software Technology Parks, the tax
authorities, the Ministry of Commerce, the Reserve Bank of India,
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India
and others and look forward to their support in all future endeavors.
Your directors appreciate and value the contributions made by MindTree
Minds at all levels.
Bangalore For and on behalf of the board of directors
April 21, 2011
Dr. Albert Hieronimus Krishnakumar Natarajan
Non-Executive Chairman CEO & Managing Director
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