Virtusa Announces First Quarter 2015 Consolidated Financial Results

· First quarter fiscal 2015 revenue of $112.3 million increased 1% sequentially and 24% year-over-year.
· First quarter fiscal 2015 operating income increased 26% year-over-year to $11.2 million.
· First quarter fiscal 2015 diluted EPS was $0.31, compared to diluted EPS of $0.29 in the year ago period.

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that combines innovation, technology leadership and industry solutions to transform the customer experience, today reported consolidated financial results for the first quarter fiscal year 2015, ended June 30, 2014.

First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Consolidated Financial Results

Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was $112.3 million, an increase of 1% sequentially and 24% year-over-year in reported currency. On a constant currency basis,(1) first quarter revenue increased 1% sequentially and 22% year-over-year.

Virtusa reported income from operations of $11.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, compared to $12.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, and $8.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was $9.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to $10.0 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, and compared to $7.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

The Company ended the first quarter of fiscal 2015 with $194.8 million of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term and long-term investments.(2) Cash used for operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was $2.5 million.

Kris Canekeratne, Virtusa’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “This was another strong quarter driven by our differentiated value proposition which enables our clients to expand their addressable market through digital channels and improves their BAU operation through industry leading transformational solutions. We continue to deepen our relationships across our blue chip client base, diversifying geographically and growing our non-Top 10 clients at a faster rate, further strengthening our growth platform.”

Ranjan Kalia, Chief Financial Officer, said, “We are pleased with our first quarter results, and we are positioned well for strong sequential growth throughout the fiscal year.” Mr. Kalia added, “During the quarter, we made investments in sales and marketing, business development, and billable head count in order to position ourselves to capture the large market opportunity we see for our differentiated solutions.”

Financial Outlook
Virtusa management provided the following current financial guidance:

Second quarter fiscal year 2015 revenue is expected to be in the range of $116.0 to $118.0 million, with diluted EPS of $0.33 to $0.35.
Fiscal year 2015 revenue is expected to be in the range of $474.0 to $486.0 million, with diluted EPS of $1.46 to $1.58.

The Company’s second quarter and full fiscal year 2015 diluted EPS estimates assume an average share count of approximately 29.3 million and 29.4 million respectively, (assuming no further exercises of stock-based awards) and assume a stock price of $31.80, which was derived from the average closing price of the Company’s stock over the five trading days ended on August 4, 2014. Deviations from this stock price may cause actual EPS to vary based on share dilution from Virtusa’s stock options and stock appreciation rights.

Conference Call and Webcast
Virtusa will host a conference call today, August 5, 2014 at 5:00 pm Eastern time to discuss the Company’s first fiscal quarter 2015 financial results, current financial guidance, and other corporate developments. To access this call, please dial 877-681-3367 (domestic) or 719-325-4798 (international). The passcode is 6007730. A replay of this conference call will be available through August 12, 2014 at 877-870-5176 (domestic) or 858-384-5517 (international). The replay passcode is 6007730. A live webcast of this conference call will be available on the “Investors” page of the Company’s website (www.virtusa.com), and a replay will be archived on the website as well.