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WNS Announces Quarterly Earnings; Raises Net Income Guidance for Fiscal 2008
NEW YORK & MUMBAI, India, Feb 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 and raised its net income guidance for fiscal 2008.
Revenue for the third fiscal quarter was $115.6 million, an increase of 13.4% over the corresponding quarter in the prior fiscal year. Revenue less repair payments of $74.1 million increased 29.5% over the same period a year ago. Revenue less repair payments for the quarter did not include any revenue contribution from First Magnus Financial Corporation due to its bankruptcy filing in August 2007. However, revenue less repair payments for the corresponding quarter in the prior fiscal year included $3.8 million of revenue from this client.
Net income for the third fiscal quarter was $5.5 million, a decrease of 23.1% over the corresponding quarter in the prior fiscal year. Net income (excluding share-based compensation, related fringe benefit taxes and amortization of intangible assets) was $8.1 million, a decrease of 8.9% from the corresponding quarter last year. This decrease is primarily due to the appreciation of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar.
WNS recorded a basic income per share of $0.13. Basic income per share (excluding share-based compensation, related fringe benefit taxes and amortization of intangible assets) was $0.19 for the quarter.
"With a solid third quarter behind us and the continued secular growth trend in offshore BPO, we remain focused on growth," said Neeraj Bhargava, Group Chief Executive Officer. "With low mortgage and banking sector exposure, after the loss of First Magnus as a client, and a steady flow of opportunities in other sectors we are optimistic about growth even in a challenging economic environment."
Financial Highlights: Fiscal Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2007
-- Quarterly revenue of $115.6 million, up 13.4% from the corresponding quarter last year.
-- Quarterly revenue less repair payments of $74.1 million, up 29.5% from the corresponding quarter last year.
-- Quarterly net income of $5.5 million, down 23.1% from the corresponding quarter last year.
-- Quarterly net income (excluding share-based compensation, related fringe benefit taxes and amortization of intangible assets) of $8.1 million, down 8.9% from the corresponding quarter last year.
-- Quarterly basic income per share of 13 cents, down from basic income per share of 18 cents for the corresponding quarter last year.
-- Quarterly basic income per share (excluding share-based compensation, related fringe benefit taxes and amortization of intangible assets) of 19 cents, down from 22 cents for the corresponding quarter last year.
-- Cash flows from operating activities of $20.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2007, down from $26.4 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2006
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP operating results are included at the end of this release.
Key Organizational Developments
WNS earlier announced it has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Alok Misra as its new CFO. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of MphasiS Ltd., an EDS company.
"Alok has consistently demonstrated strong financial leadership for global services companies," said Mr. Bhargava. "As WNS expands its global footprint, Alok's significant experience and expertise will help drive the success of the company's overall business strategy. He is a valuable addition to the WNS management team."
WNS last month also announced the launch of its operation in Bucharest, Romania, for high-end finance and accounting and customer support services. The center will also be a hub for providing European language services.
WNS has also announced several awards during the past quarter that recognize the company's operational excellence and high-quality service delivery. These awards include:
-- Best Performing FAO Provider by Global Services and neo IT
-- Named as part of The Global Services 100 list for 2008 by Global Services and neo IT
-- WNS Assistance recognized as the Best Accident Management Company by the Auto Body Professionals Club, a UK automobile repair trade organization
-- The Best Achievement of Six Sigma in Outsourcing by Global Six Sigma experts and practitioners
-- The Golden Peacock Innovation Award by The Institute of Directors, India
-- The Supplier Innovation Award by KLM, a key travel client
-- Eric Selvadurai, Managing Director, WNS Europe, awarded the "Market Maker Award" by FAO Today magazine
Fiscal 2008 Guidance
WNS raises its November 14, 2007 guidance for fiscal 2008:
-- Revenue less repair payments is expected to be between $290 million and $295 million, in line with the company's previous guidance.
-- Net income (excluding share-based compensation and related fringe benefit taxes, amortization and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets) is expected to be between $34.0 million to $ 36.0 million. This represents a $1.0 million increase from the company's previous guidance of $33 million to $35 million.
"We are targeting better than expected profits for the year due to expansion of current client relationships, the accelerated growth of our analytics services businesses, and an ability to control costs, which have allowed us to weather pressure from currency appreciation and declines in mortgage revenue," said Mr. Bhargava.
Conference Call
WNS will host a conference call on February 8, at 8 a.m. (EST) to discuss the company's quarterly results. To participate, callers can dial 1-800-295-3991 from within the U.S. or +1-617-614-3924 from any other country. The participant passcode is 1352836. A replay will be made available online at www.wnsgs.com for a period of three months beginning two hours after the end of the call.
About WNS
WNS (NYSE: WNS) is a leading global Business Process Outsourcing company. Deep industry and business process knowledge, a partnership approach, comprehensive service offering and a proven track record enables WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading companies in the world. With over 17,000 employees, WNS is passionate about building a market leading company valued by our clients, employees, business partners, investors and communities. For more information, please visit our website at www.wnsgs.com.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
For financial statement reporting purposes, the company has two reportable segments: WNS Global BPO and WNS Auto Claims BPO. In the auto claims segment, WNS provides claims-handling and accident-management services, in which it arranges for automobile repairs through a network of third-party repair centers. In its accident-management services, WNS acts as the principal in dealings with the third-party repair centers and clients.
The amounts invoiced to WNS clients for payments made by WNS to third-party repair centers are reported as revenue. As the company wholly subcontracts the repairs to the repair centers, it evaluates its financial performance based on revenue less repair payments to third party repair centers, which is a non-GAAP measure.
WNS believes revenue less repair payments reflects more accurately the value addition of the business process services it directly provides to its clients. The presentation of this non-GAAP information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company's financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. WNS revenue less repair payments may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to potential differences in the method of calculation.
Safe Harbor Statement under the provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that may be projected by these forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to a slowdown in the U.S. and Indian economies and in the sectors in which our clients are based, a slowdown in the BPO and IT sectors world-wide, competition, the success or failure of our past and future acquisitions, attracting, recruiting and retaining highly skilled employees, technology, legal and regulatory policy as well as other risks detailed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's current analysis of future events. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended Nine months ended
December 31, December 31,
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2007 2006 2007 2006
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Revenue
Third parties $114,781 $101,325 $341,268 $235,229
Related parties 864 674 2,478 6,386
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115,645 101,999 343,746 241,615
Cost of revenue 91,862 81,250 274,536 186,017
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Gross profit 23,783 20,749 69,210 55,598
Operating expenses
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 17,777 13,973 51,282 36,180
Amortization of intangible
assets 897 490 2,205 1,441
Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets - - 15,464 -
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Operating income 5,109 6,286 259 17,977
Other income (expense), net 2,052 1,331 6,963 1,250
Interest expense (21) - (23) (101)
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Income before income taxes 7,140 7,617 7,199 19,126
Provision for income taxes (1,686) (525) (3,759) (1,418)
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Net income $5,454 $7,092 $3,440 $17,708
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Basic income per share $0.13 $0.18 $0.08 $0.47
Diluted income per share $0.13 $0.17 $0.08 $0.44
Non-GAAP measure note:
In addition to its reported operating results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). WNS has included in the table below non-GAAP operating measures that the Securities and Exchange Commission defines as "non-GAAP financial measures". Management believes that such non-GAAP financial measures, when read in conjunction with the company's reported results, can provide useful supplemental information for investors analyzing period to period comparisons of the company's results. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated.
Reconciliation of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) Amount in
to revenue (GAAP) thousands
Three months ended Nine months ended
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December December December December
31, 2007 31, 2006 31, 2007 31, 2006
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Revenue less repair
payments (Non-GAAP) 74,056 57,192 215,564 155,665
Add: Payments to repair
centers 41,589 44,807 128,182 85,950
Revenue (GAAP) 115,645 101,999 343,746 241,615
Amount in
Reconciliation of cost of revenue (non-GAAP to GAAP) thousands
Three months
ended Nine months ended
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December December December
31, 31, 31, December
2007 2006 2007 31, 2006
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Cost of revenue (Non-GAAP) 50,272 36,443 146,354 100,067
Add: Payments to repair
centers 41,589 44,807 128,182 85,950
Cost of revenue (GAAP) 91,862 81,250 274,536 186,017
Amount
Reconciliation of selling, general and administrative in
expense (non-GAAP to GAAP) thousands
Three months
ended Nine months ended
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December December December
31, 31, 31, December
2007 2006 2007 31, 2006
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Selling, general and
administrative expenses
(excluding share-based
compensation expense and FBT(1)
(Non-GAAP) 16,653 13,073 47,367 34,311
Add: Share-based compensation
expense 892 900 3,056 1,869
Add: FBT(1) 232 - 859 -
Selling, general and
administrative expenses (GAAP) 17,777 13,973 51,282 36,180
Amount in
Reconciliation of operating income (non-GAAP to GAAP) thousands
Three months
ended Nine months ended
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December December December
31, 31, 31, December
2007 2006 2007 31, 2006
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Operating income (excluding
share-based compensation,
amortization of intangible
assets, impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets,and
FBT(1)) (Non-GAAP) 7,724 8,052 23,696 21,817
Less: Share-based compensation
expense 1,486 1,276 4,909 2,399
Less: Amortization of intangible
assets 897 490 2,205 1,441
Less: Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets - - 15,464 -
Less: FBT(1) 232 - 859 -
Operating income (GAAP) 5,109 6,286 259 17,977
Amount in
Reconciliation of net income (non-GAAP to GAAP) thousands
Three months
ended Nine months ended
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December December December
31, 31, 31, December
2007 2006 2007 31, 2006
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Net income (excluding share-based
compensation, amortization of
intangible assets, impairment of
goodwill and intangible assets,
and FBT(1)) (Non-GAAP) 8,069 8,858 26,877 21,548
Less: Share-based compensation
expense 1,486 1,276 4,909 2,399
Less: Amortization of intangible
assets 897 490 2,205 1,441
Less: Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets - - 15,464 -
Less: FBT(1) 232 - 859 -
Net income (GAAP) 5,454 7,092 3,440 17,708
Reconciliation of basic income per ADS (non-GAAP to GAAP)
Three months
ended Nine months ended
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December December December December
31, 31, 31, 31,
2007 2006 2007 2006
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Basic income per ADS (excluding
share based compensation expense,
amortization of intangible
assets, impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets, and
FBT(1)) (Non-GAAP) $0.19 $0.22 $0.64 $0.57
Less: Adjustments for share-based
compensation expense,
amortization of intangible
assets, impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets, and FBT(1) $0.06 $0.04 $0.56 $0.10
Basic income per ADS (GAAP) $0.13 $0.18 $0.08 $0.47
Reconciliation of diluted income per ADS (non-GAAP to GAAP)
Three months ended Nine months ended
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December December December
December 31, 31, 31,
31, 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Diluted income per ADS (excluding
share based compensation
expense, amortization of
intangible assets, impairment of
goodwill and intangible assets,
and FBT(1)) (Non-GAAP) $0.19 $0.21 $0.63 $0.53
Less: Adjustments for share-based
compensation expense,
amortization of intangible
assets, impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets, and
FBT(1) $0.06 $0.04 $0.55 $0.09
Diluted income per ADS (GAAP) $0.13 $0.17 $0.08 $0.44
WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
As of As of
December March
31, 2007 31,
2007
(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $96,525 $112,340
Bank deposits - 12,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,926
and $364, respectively 55,372 40,592
Funds held for clients 6,445 6,589
Employee receivable 1,161 1,289
Prepaid expenses 4,812 2,162
Prepaid income taxes 4,095 3,225
Deferred tax assets 800 701
Other current assets 8,301 4,524
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Total current assets 177,511 183,422
Goodwill 54,060 37,356
Intangible assets, net 10,184 7,091
Property and equipment, net 53,533 41,830
Deposits 10,214 3,081
Deferred tax assets 8,681 3,101
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TOTAL ASSETS $314,183 $275,881
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $19,926 $18,751
Accrued employee costs 24,840 18,492
Deferred revenue - current 9,009 9,827
Income taxes payable 2,518 88
Deferred tax liabilities 224 -
Other current liabilities 27,212 16,252
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Total current liabilities 83,729 63,410
Deferred revenue - non current 1,376 5,051
Deferred rent 2,369 1,098
Accrued pension liability 1,352 771
Deferred tax liabilities - non current 2,143 23
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Total liabilities 90,969 70,353
Shareholders' equity:
Ordinary shares, $0.16 (GBP 0.10) par value;
Authorized 50,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding: 42,120,137 and
41,842,879 shares, respectively 6,574 6,519
Additional paid-in-capital 163,548 154,952
Ordinary shares subscribed, nil and 30,022
shares, respectively - 137
Retained earnings 32,779 30,685
Accumulated other comprehensive income 20,313 13,235
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Total shareholders' equity 223,214 205,528
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $314,183 $275,881
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(1) FBT means the fringe benefit taxes on options and restricted share units granted to employees under WNS 2002 and 2006 Incentive Award Plan payable by WNS to the government of India.
SOURCE: WNS (Holdings) Limited
WNS (Holdings) Limited
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