ITC Infotech India Ltd

Company Overview
ITC InfoTech, a global IT Services company, is a 100% subsidiary of the USD 3.5 billion
Indian conglomerate ITC Ltd. ITC is rated among the World's Best Big Companies,
Asia's 'Fab 50' and the World's Most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine, and
among India's Most Valuable Companies by Business Today.

ITC's wholly owned Information Technology subsidiary, ITC InfoTech, is aggressively

pursuing emerging opportunities in providing end-to-end IT solutions and services,
including business process outsourcing.

ITC InfoTech has established itself as a key player in the off shoring arena, growing at a
compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 85%, outpacing most of its industry
counterparts. ITC InfoTech enjoys the rare advantage of having a practitioner’s expertise
with astute business proficiency.

Profiled by Forrester Research as a Leading Tier 2 vendor, ITC InfoTech combines its
experience across various industry sectors with world class capabilities in technology to
deliver ‘business-friendly solutions’ in four verticals:

• Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) & Retail
• Manufacturing
• Travel, Hospitality & Transportation

Based in the picturesque ITC InfoTech Park that sprawls across 35 acres in the heart of
Bangalore city, and through its wholly owned subsidiaries in the UK and the US, ITC
InfoTech services Fortune-listed clients across North America and Europe.

A sharp domain focus ensures that IT and ITES delivery always places business needs
ahead of technology. The technology delivery teams leverage the domain knowledge to
engineer business solutions, using CMM Level 5 processes for offshore service delivery.

The company offers application development and management services, ITC Infotech
also offers enterprise services in the area of ERP, CRM, Infrastructure and IT Consulting.

Source – Company Website

http://www.itcinfotech.com/companyoverview.aspx
A Brief about Indian Conglomerate – ITC Ltd

ITC is one of India's foremost private sector companies with a market capitalization of
nearly US $ 15 billion and a turnover of over US $ 4.75 billion. ITC is rated among the
World's Best Big Companies, Asia's 'Fab 50' and the World's Most Reputable Companies
by Forbes magazine, among India's Most Respected Companies by Business World and
among India's Most Valuable Companies by Business Today. ITC also ranks among
India's top 10 `Most Valuable (Company) Brands', in a study conducted by Brand Finance
and published by the Economic Times.

ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers,
Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Information Technology,
Branded Apparel, Greeting Cards, Safety Matches and other FMCG products. While ITC
is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels,
Paperboards, Packaging and Agri-Exports, it is rapidly gaining market share even in its
nascent businesses of Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Branded Apparel and Greeting
Cards.

Offices of ITC Infotech Across Different Continents

North America
USA
UK, Denmark,
Spain, Finland
Norway
Czech Republic
India
Malaysia

Org structure and Key people CXO, Vertical heads,

Country Heads (need to define the heads of the other
countries as well )
Chairman Anup Singh
Sanjiv Puri Managing Director and CEO
Rakesh Batra CFO

TOP Clients

The company has operations in the Asia Pacific rim, Europe, and the US.
Clients of ITC Infotech in the US -
Some of the major clients of the company in the USA are:

• DHL
• Parametric Technologies Corp
• Viacom
• Steelcase
• Microsoft
• AOL

Clients in Europe –
IS present throught the UK Subsidary
The clientele includes –Abbey , ClientLogic(now called SITEL – is US based) , BAT.
Most recent one is the Danske Bank of Denmark. Under this multi-year contract, ITC
Infotech will develop and support
Danske Bank’s systems across back office and other banking applications.

Clients in UK -
The company serves major players across different sectors in the UK, such as
Abbey National Group and Group Santander. It has set up an offshore development
centre (ODC) at Bangalore in India dedicated to the Abbey National Group.The company
has been providing software development, maintenance, testing and support services to
this group since the last 18 months.

Source – http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=ITC+Infotech+&meta=
( there is a pdf file with a name of India infotech India limited– open this for details )

Top Competitors
( India )
 IBM - with market cap of 140.9 B ( which comes as the biggest threat)
 Satyam Computers
 Patni computers

Company Strategy
As per the press release regarding the company’s growth strategy

Mr Khem Aithani, Vice-President, Key Accounts, ITC Infotech, India, said: "In addition
to growing organically in the business-vertical mandate that we have set for ourselves, we
are also looking at partnering with mid-size and local players that bring complementary
culture and vertical strengths."

The company has entered into an alliance with AK-Global Solutions Inc, a business
consultant, providing strategic integrated solutions to better manage talent pool,
technology and expertise. It also has a JV with the ClientLogic ( now called SITEL) in
the BFO space.

Source -
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/05/23/stories/2006052303140900.h
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Financials

ITC Ltd

BSE: 500875 NSE: ITC ISIN: INE154A01025

Industry : Cigarettes

Key Financial Ratios ------------------- in Rs. Cr. -------------------

 Mar '03 Mar '04 Mar '05 Mar '06 Mar '07
Profitability Ratios
Adjusted Net Profit Margin(%) 12.44 13.48 13.76 13.78 13.84
Cash Profit Margin(%) 14.59 15.53 16.11 15.83 15.70
Gross Profit Margin(%) 20.80 21.67 22.37 21.92 21.99
Operating Profit Margin(%) 21.17 21.96 22.75 22.05 22.07
Profit Before Interest And Tax
19.02 19.92 20.41 20.00 20.21
Margin(%)
Return On Capital Employed(%) 41.69 39.58 37.44 37.73 40.02
Return On Net Worth(%) 28.41 27.34 25.91 26.55 27.86
Management Efficiency Ratios
Debtors Turnover Ratio 53.35 51.28 34.24 29.59 32.32
Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio 2.82 2.66 2.58 2.74 2.95
Inventory Turnover Ratio 9.06 8.48 7.55 6.99 6.51
Loans Turnover Ratio -- -- -- -- --
Total Assets Turnover Ratio 2.17 1.97 1.82 1.87 1.97
Liquidity And Solvency Ratios
Current Ratio 1.24 1.06 0.97 1.15 1.35
Debt Equity Ratio 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
Long Term Debt Equity Ratio 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Debt Coverage Ratios
Interest Cover 52.09 68.85 53.63 153.80 245.81

Source – indiaearnings

ITC Infotech India , USA

Source :
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=latest+financials+of+ITC+Infotech+india&meta=

Competitor comparison

ITC Infotech is USD 64 million company with a headcount of over 4,200 employees. The tier-II
firm competes with the likes of the global service providers such as HP, IBM and Accenture and
also tier-I Indian players for enterprise system integration solutions, infrastructure and testing
services projects.

Some of its clients include British American Tobacco, Abbey National Bank, Finnair, DHL, PTC
and Unilever. Around 5% of the company’s revenues come from ITC.
The company has a joint venture with Client Logic, which provides technical support and voice-
BPO services to clients worldwide. ITC Infotech has offices across the US, UK, Europe and the
Asia-Pacific, and delivery footprint across 42 countries.

Annual
IBM
(2006)
Net Profit Margin 10.30%
Operating Margin 13.05%
EBITD Margin 18.50%
Return on Average Assets 9.01%
Return on Average Equity 30.57%
Employees -
Annual
HP
(2006)
Net Profit Margin 6.76%
Operating Margin 7.16%
EBITD Margin 10.38%
Return on Average Assets 7.78%
Return on Average Equity 16.46%
Employees -

Source – Google finance