Wipro Announces Third Quarter Results, Delivers Record Total Bookings

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New York, United States & Bangalore, Karnataka, India:

    • IT Services Revenue for the quarter increased 10.4% YoY
    • IT Services improves Operating Margin to 16.3%
    • Total Bookings up by 26% and large deal bookings up by 69% YoY
    • Operating Cash Flows at 143% of Net Income for the quarter

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology services and consulting company, announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Highlights of the Results

Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2022:

    • Gross Revenue reached Rs 232.3 billion ($2.8 billion1), an increase of 3.1% QoQ and 14.4% YoY
    • IT Services Segment Revenue increased to $2,803.5 million, an improvement of 6.2% YoY
    • Non-GAAP2 constant currency IT Services segment revenue was up by 0.6% QoQ and 10.4% YoY
    • IT Services Operating Margin3 for the quarter was at 16.3%, an increase of 120bps QoQ
    • Total Bookings4 up by 26% and large deal bookings5 up by 69% YoY
    • Net Income for the quarter was at Rs 30.5 billion ($369.1 million1), a growth of 14.8% QoQ and 2.8% YoY
    • Earnings Per Share for the quarter was at Rs 5.57 ($0.071), an increase of 14.6% QoQ and 2.6% YoY
    • Operating Cash Flows at 142.5% of Net Income for the quarter was at Rs 43.5 billion ($526.0 million1), an increase of 44.7% YoY 
    • Voluntary attrition6 moderated 180 bps from previous quarter, landing at 21.2% for the trailing twelve months for the quarter
    • Top 5 clients grew 15.7% YoY and top 10 clients grew 14.7% YoY in constant currency terms, underscoring deepening relationships with top strategic clients
    • Wipro declared an interim dividend of Rs 1 ($0.0121) per equity share/ADS

Performance for the Quarter ended December 31, 2022

Thierry Delaporte, CEO and Managing Director, said, “I am pleased to report that we have delivered another quarter of double-digit revenue growth. Our Total Bookings were over $4.3 billion, led by solid large deal signings of over $1 billion. We improved our margins by 120 basis points and our attrition moderated for the fourth quarter in a row.

We are continuing to gain market share as a result of deepening client relationships and higher win rates. Clients are turning to us to help them manage an evolving macro environment and balance their transformation goals with cost optimization. Our ability to deliver on client objectives regardless of where they are in their cloud journeys is positioning us favourably in a consolidating market.

As we move ahead, we expect to continue to benefit from these trends and help clients build future-proof, resilient enterprises.”

Jatin Dalal, Chief Financial Officer, said, “Our Operating margins are now at 16.3%, which is an expansion of 120 basis points from last quarter. This expansion of margins was after absorbing the investments we made in our people by way of salary increases, promotions and long-term incentives for our senior leadership. Margin growth was led by strong operational improvements and automation-led efficiencies. We generated strong operating cash flows at 143% of our net income for the quarter and our EPS increased by 14.6% quarter-over-quarter.”

Outlook for the Year ending March 31, 2023

We expect Revenue from our IT Services business for the full year to be in the range of 11.5% to 12.0%, in constant currency terms.

* Outlook for the year ending March 31, 2023, is based on the following exchange rates: GBP/USD at 1.36, Euro/USD at 1.16, AUD/USD at 0.73, USD/INR at 74.78 and CAD/USD at 0.79

IT Services – Large deals

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

    • A global leader in consumer brands selected Wipro to create a three-year consumer digital & technology transformation roadmap. Wipro is deploying data analytics and AI to help put the consumer at the core of the company’s omni-channel direct-to-consumer operating model. The solution will help strengthen the company’s brand building, innovation and sales capabilities and achieve its ambition of driving growth and loyalty among customers.
    • Wipro has won a large strategic, multi-year engagement with a leading North American financial institution to modernize and transform their applications portfolio globally. The engagement will focus on digital transformation and automation for enhanced customer experience and business value creation.
    • Wipro has been engaged by a US-based multinational technology conglomerate to build core product platform and design, test and modernize unique silicon chips for its next-generation connected products. The project will tap into Wipro’s deep domain expertise in helping enterprises deploy high-performance, new-age chip solutions in sync with changing consumer and enterprise needs. This win places Wipro Engineering Edge at the forefront of silicon innovation with low latency, low power, and ultra-reliable applications which will deliver unparalleled experiences for the end-consumers.

IT Services – Digital services deals

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

    • A joint Capco and Wipro team is supporting a large UK retail bank with their vision to become the pre-eminent UK digital insurer. Our mission is to drive the end-to-end transformation of the UK General Insurance business, leveraging our deep domain and technological expertise to completely rebuild the customer and employee experience, harnessing the power of data and automation.
    • One of the largest Australia-based energy transmission and distribution services businesses has selected Wipro as its strategic partner to integrate and transform its digital operating model. Wipro will leverage innovation, simplification, and automation to deliver business impact and value through technology investments. In this outcome-based partnership, Wipro will help the customer enhance user experience and improve operational efficiency.
    • Wipro has expanded its relationship with a leading Middle East-based airport management company with an end-to-end strategic partnership deal, which marks our largest deal in the airport domain in the Middle East. Wipro will run the airport’s end-to-end IT operations, upgrade technology infrastructure and expand digital services, leveraging futuristic technologies.
    • Wipro is helping a large consumer goods company to move to agile ways of working with a scalable contract that provides flexibility to the business. This is in addition to maintaining best-in-class availability and performance for global platforms across 200 countries. The scope also includes modernizing the platforms.

Analyst Recognition

    • Wipro was recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services
    • Wipro was named as a Leader and a Star Performer in Everest Group’s System Integration Capabilities on GCP PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022
    • Wipro was positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape: EMEA Industrial IoT Service Providers for Oil and Gas Companies 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc # EUR147586921 October 2022)
    • Wipro was recognized as a Leader in Avasant Manufacturing Digital Services and Utilities Digital Services RadarView™ 2022 – 2023
    • Wipro was rated as a Leader and a Star Performer in Everest Group’s Risk & Compliance in BFS IT Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023
    • Wipro was featured in HFS Horizons: Automation Service Providers, 2022 and Healthcare Payer Service Providers, 2022
    • Wipro was named as a Leader in ISG Provider Lens™ Future of Work – Services and Solutions 2022 – US and Switzerland (multiple quadrants)
    • Wipro was rated as a Leader in Avasant Oracle Cloud ERP Services and Digital CX Services RadarView™ 2022 – 2023
    • Wipro was rated as a Leader in Everest Group’s Workplace Communication and Collaboration (WCC) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022
    • Wipro was rated as a Leader in Avasant Property and Casualty Insurance Digital Services and Claims Processing Business Process Transformation RadarView™ 2022 – 2023

Disclaimer: *Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services “, Ted Corbett, et al, 5 December 2022. GARTNER and MAGIC QUADRANT are registered trademarks and service marks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner’s research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

IT Products

    • IT Products segment revenue for the quarter was Rs 1.7 billion ($20.8 million1)
    • IT Products segment results for the quarter was a profit of Rs 0.04 billion ($0.50 million1)

India business from State Run Enterprises (ISRE)

    • India SRE segment revenue for the quarter was Rs 1.4 billion ($17.0 million1)
    • India SRE segment results for the quarter was a profit of Rs 0.10 billion ($1.23 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 Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains key metrics and 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.

Our key metrics and non-GAAP financial measures are 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. Our key metrics and non-GAAP financial measures are not comparable to, nor should be substituted for, an analysis of our revenue over time and involve estimates and judgments. In addition to our non-GAAP measures, 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 December 31, 2022, 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 07:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time (10:00 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=WIP13012023.

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.

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, 2022 As at December 31, 2022
Convenience translation into US dollar in millions

Refer footnote 1
ASSETS
Goodwill 246,989 309,525 3,742
Intangible assets 43,555 45,847 554
Property, plant and equipment 90,898 90,147 1,090
Right-of-Use assets 18,870 19,381 234
Financial assets
Derivative assets 6 88 1
Investments 19,109 20,808 252
Trade receivables 4,765 4,626 56
Other financial assets 6,084 6,123 74
Investments accounted for using the equity method 774 782 9
Deferred tax assets 2,298 4,043 49
Non-current tax assets 10,256 11,450 138
Other non-current assets 14,826 14,045 170
Total non-current assets 458,430  526,865  6,369 
Inventories 1,334 2,019 24
Financial assets
Derivative assets 3,032 930 11
Investments 241,655 291,743 3,527
Cash and cash equivalents 103,836 87,307 1,055
Trade receivables 115,219 124,761 1,510
Unbilled receivables 60,809 56,316 681
Other financial assets 42,914 9,532 115
Contract assets 20,647 25,181 304
Current tax assets 2,373 4,463 54
Other current assets 28,933 36,123 437
Total current assets 620,752  638,375  7,718 
TOTAL ASSETS 1,079,182  1,165,240  14,087 
EQUITY
Share capital 10,964 10,974 133
Share premium 1,566 3,151 38
Retained earnings 551,252 635,267 7,680
Share-based payment reserve 5,258 6,086 74
Special Economic Zone re-investment reserve 47,061 47,014 568
Other components of equity 42,057 52,382 633
Equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company 658,158  754,874  9,126 
Non-controlling interests 515 402 5
TOTAL EQUITY 658,673  755,276  9,131 
LIABILITIES
Financial liabilities
Loans and borrowings 56,463 61,718 746
Lease liabilities 15,177 15,520 188
Derivative liabilities 48 165 2
Other financial liabilities 2,961 2,267 27
Deferred tax liabilities 12,141 13,338 161
Non-current tax liabilities 17,818 21,846 264
Other non-current liabilities 7,571 9,865 119
Provisions 1 ^ ^
Total non-current liabilities 112,180  124,719  1,507 
Financial liabilities
Loans, borrowings and bank overdrafts 95,233 96,511 1,167
Lease liabilities 9,056 9,300 112
Derivative liabilities 585 7,199 87
Trade payables and accrued expenses 99,034 89,613 1,084
Other financial liabilities 33,110 4,341 52
Contract liabilities 27,915 26,903 325
Current tax liabilities 13,231 19,580 237
Other current liabilities 27,394 29,274 354
Provisions 2,771 2,524 31
Total current liabilities 308,329  285,245  3,449 
TOTAL LIABILITIES 420,509  409,964  4,956 
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,079,182  1,165,240  14,087 
^ 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 December 31, Nine months ended December 31,
2021 2022 2022 2021 2022 2022
Convenience translation into US dollar in millions

Refer footnote 1

 Convenience translation into US dollar in millions

Refer footnote 1
Revenues 203,136 232,290 2,808 582,334 672,973 8,136
Cost of revenues (142,778) (163,273) (1,974) (407,907) (482,708) (5,836)
Gross profit 60,358  69,017  834  174,427  190,265  2,300 
Selling and marketing expenses (13,988) (17,752) (215) (40,857) (48,251) (583)
General and administrative expenses (12,036) (15,020) (181) (33,854) (43,467) (525)
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net 1,187 1,391 17 3,280 3,482 42
Other operating income 14 – – 2,179 – –
Results from operating activities 35,535  37,636  455  105,175  102,029  1,234 
Finance expenses (1,403) (2,902) (35) (3,608) (7,217) (87)
Finance and other income 3,578 4,992 61 12,311 12,722 154
Share of net profit/ (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method 76 26 ^ 73 (61) (1)
Profit before tax 37,786  39,752  481  113,951  107,473  1,300 
Income tax expense (8,063) (9,102) (110) (22,547) (24,743) (299)
Profit for the period 29,723  30,650  371  91,404  82,730  1,001 
Profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company 29,690 30,529 370 91,318 82,755 1,001
Non-controlling interests 33 121 1 86 (25) ^
Profit for the period 29,723  30,650  371  91,404  82,730  1,001 
Earnings per equity share:
Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Basic 5.43 5.57 0.07 16.71 15.12 0.18
Diluted 5.42 5.56 0.07 16.67 15.08 0.18
Weighted average number of equity shares
used in computing earnings per equity share
Basic 5,467,954,878 5,480,138,169 5,480,138,169 5,465,359,077 5,475,982,068 5,475,982,068
Diluted 5,481,204,821 5,486,025,875 5,486,025,875 5,478,766,612 5,487,483,177 5,487,483,177
    ^ Value is less than 1

Additional Information:

Particulars Three months ended  Nine months ended Year ended
December

31, 2022

September

30, 2022

December

31, 2021

December

31, 2022

December

31, 2021

March

31, 2022

Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited
Revenue
IT Services
Americas 1 67,788 65,350 56,644 194,840 159,532 217,874
Americas 2 71,168 70,030 61,076 207,811 175,441 239,404
Europe 66,323 62,684 59,620 189,283 172,700 233,443
APMEA 25,278 25,565 23,596 75,100 67,543 91,103
Total of IT Services 230,557  223,629  200,936  667,034  575,216  781,824 
IT Products 1,721 1,249 1,767 4,916 4,972 6,173
ISRE 1,403 1,576 1,623 4,505 5,427 7,295
Reconciling Items – – (3) – (1) (3)
Total Revenue 233,681  226,454  204,323  676,455  585,614  795,289 
Other operating income
IT Services – – 14 – 2,179 2,186
Total Other operating income –    –    14  –    2,179  2,186 
Segment Result
IT Services
Americas 1 12,986 12,358 11,390 36,374 31,290 42,820
Americas 2 14,776 14,219 12,057 41,449 35,226 47,376
Europe 9,485 7,875 9,172 24,734 26,683 35,739
APMEA 2,476 2,194 2,483 6,274 8,577 10,523
   Unallocated (2,219) (2,845) 173 (5,694) 73 434
Other operating income – – 14 – 2,179 2,186
Total of IT Services 37,504  33,801  35,289  103,137  104,028  139,078 
IT Products 41 (103) 96 (117) 137 115
ISRE 102 146 134 421 1,002 1,173
Reconciling Items (11) (1,341) 16 (1,412) 8 (80)
Total Segment result 37,636  32,503  35,535  102,029  105,175  140,286 
Finance expenses (2,902) (2,270) (1,403) (7,217) (3,608) (5,325)
Finance and Other Income 4,992 4,040 3,578 12,722 12,311 16,257
Share of net profit/ (loss) of associates accounted for using the equity method 26 (72) 76 (61) 73 57
Profit before tax 39,752  34,201  37,786  107,473  113,951  151,275 

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.

Outlook for the Quarter and Year ending March 31, 2023

We expect Revenue from our IT Services business for the full year to be in the range of 11.5% to 12.0%, in constant currency terms. This translates into the growth rate of -0.6% to 1.0% sequentially in constant currency terms for quarter ending March 31, 2023.

* Outlook for the quarter ending March 31, 2023, is based on the following exchange rates: GBP/USD at 1.19, Euro/USD at 1.02, AUD/USD at 0.66, USD/INR at 83.07 and CAD/USD at 0.72

Reconciliation of selected GAAP measures to Non-GAAP measures

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue to IT Services Revenue as per IFRS ($Mn)

Three Months ended December 31, 2022

IT Services Revenue as per IFRS                                                       $            2,803.5

Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement                                $              12.2

Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on        $            2,815.7

previous quarter exchange rates

Three Months ended December 31, 2022

IT Services Revenue as per IFRS                                                       $            2,803.5

Effect of Foreign currency exchange movement                                $               109.5

Non-GAAP Constant Currency IT Services Revenue based on        $            2,913.0

exchange rates of comparable period in previous year
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow for three months and nine months ended December 31, 2022

Amount in INR Mn
Three months ended December 31, 2022 Nine months ended December 31, 2022
Net Income for the period [A]   30,529 82,755
Computation of Free Cash Flow
Net cash generated from operating activities [B] 43,510 93,303
Add/ (deduct) cash inflow/ (outflow)on:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (3,082) (11,819)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 268 449
Free Cash Flow [C] 40,696 81,933
Operating Cash Flow as percentage of Net Income [B/A] 142.5% 112.7%
Free Cash Flow as percentage of Net Income [C/A] 133.3% 99.0%

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