Infosys Case Study
Infosys Case Study
Contents
1History
2Products and services
3Geographical presence
4Acquisitions
5Listing and shareholding pattern
6Employees
6.1Training centre in Mysore
6.2CEOs
7Awards and recognition
8Controversies
9See also
10References
11External links
History[edit]
Infosys was founded by seven engineers in Pune, Maharashtra, India with an initial capital of
$250 in 1981.[9] It was registered as Infosys Consultants Private Limited on 2 July 1981.[10] In
1983, it relocated its office to Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
The company changed its name to Infosys Technologies Private Limited in April 1992 and
to Infosys Technologies Limited when it became a public limited company in June 1992. It was
later renamed to Infosys Limited in June 2011.[11]
An initial public offering (IPO) was floated in February 1993 with an offer price of ₹95 (equivalent
to ₹550 or US$7.80 in 2019) per share against a book value of ₹20 (equivalent to ₹120 or
US$1.60 in 2019) per share. The IPO was undersubscribed but it was "bailed out" by US
investment bank Morgan Stanley, which picked up a 13% equity stake at the offer price.[12] Its
shares were listed in June 1993 with trading opening at ₹145 (equivalent to ₹850 or US$12 in
2019) per share.[13]
Its shares were listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in 1999 as American depositary receipts.
The share price surged to ₹8,100 (equivalent to ₹28,000 or US$390 in 2019) by 1999 making it
the costliest share on the market at the time. At that time, Infosys was among the 20 biggest
companies by market capitalization on the NASDAQ.[12] The ADR listing was shifted from
NASDAQ to NYSE Euronext to give European investors better access to the company's shares.
[14]
Infosys, Bangalore
Its annual revenue reached US$100 million in 1999, US$1 billion in 2004 and US$10 billion in
2017.[10]
In 2012, Infosys announced a new office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to serve Harley-Davidson,
being the 18th international office in the United States.[15][16] Infosys hired 1,200 United States
employees in 2011, and expanded the workforce by an additional 2,000 employees in 2012.[16] In
April 2018 Infosys announced expanding in Indianapolis, Indiana. The development will include
more than 120 acres and is expected to result in 3,000 new jobs—1,000 more than previously
announced.
In July 2014, Infosys started a product subsidiary called EdgeVerve Systems, focusing on
enterprise software products for business operations, customer service, procurement and
commerce network domains.[17] In August 2015, the Finacle Global Banking Solutions assets
were officially transferred from Infosys and became part of the product company EdgeVerve
Systems product portfolio.[18]
Panaya Cloud Suite
Skava
Engineering Services[21]
Digital Marketing[22]
Geographical presence[edit]
Infosys has 82 sales and marketing offices and 123 development centres across the world as of
31 March 2018, with major presence in India, United States, China, Australia, Japan, Middle East
and Europe.[23][24]
In 2019, 60%, 24%, and 3% of its revenues were derived from projects in North America,
Europe, and India, respectively. The remaining 13% of revenues were derived from the rest of
the world.[25]
Acquisitions[edit]
Name of the
Acquisition Acquisition The business of an
acquired Based in
cost date acquired company
company
Expert Information
Australia US$23 million Dec 2003[26][27] IT service provider
Services
McCamish Insurance and financial
USA US$38 million Dec 2009[28]
Systems services
Digital experience
Skava USA US$120 million Apr 2015[34][35]
solutions
Information
Noah-Consulting USA US$70 million Nov 2015[36] management
consulting services
Undisclosed
Skytree USA Apr 2017[37] Machine learning
amount
Advertising and
WongDoody USA US$75 million Jan 2019[40] creative strategy
services
A building in Thiruvananthapuram campus
ADR 16.70%
Individual shareholders 09.83%
Others 03.04%
Total 100.00%
Employees[edit]
Infosys had a total of 243,454 employees at the end of December 2019, out of which 37.8% were
women.[25] Out of its total workforce, 229,658 are software professionals and remaining 13,796
work for support and sales.[25] In 2016, 89% of its employees were based in India.[52]
During the financial year 2019, Infosys received 2,333,420 applications from prospective
employees, interviewed 180,225 candidates and had a gross addition of 94,324 employees, a
4% hiring rate. These numbers do not include its subsidiaries.[52]
The attrition rate of Infosys Ltd., including its subsidiaries, for the financial year 2019 was 21.5%.
[52]
Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational information technology company that provides business
consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded in Pune and
is headquartered in Bangalore.[5] Infosys is the second-largest Indian IT company after Tata
Consultancy Services by 2020 revenue figures and the 602nd largest public company in the world
according to Forbes Global 2000 ranking.[6] On 31 December 2020, its market capitalisation was
$71.92 billion.[7] The credit rating of the company is A− (rating by Standard & Poor's).[8]
Contents
1 History
3 Geographical presence
4 Acquisitions
6.2 CEOs
8 Controversies
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
History
Infosys was founded by seven engineers in Pune, Maharashtra, India with an initial capital of $250 in
1981.[9] It was registered as Infosys Consultants Private Limited on 2 July 1981.[10] In 1983, it
relocated its office to Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
The company changed its name to Infosys Technologies Private Limited in April 1992 and to Infosys
Technologies Limited when it became a public limited company in June 1992. It was later renamed
to Infosys Limited in June 2011.[11]
An initial public offering (IPO) was floated in February 1993 with an offer price of ₹95 (equivalent to
₹550 or US$7.80 in 2019) per share against a book value of ₹20 (equivalent to ₹120 or US$1.60 in
2019) per share. The IPO was undersubscribed but it was "bailed out" by US investment bank
Morgan Stanley, which picked up a 13% equity stake at the offer price.[12] Its shares were listed in
June 1993 with trading opening at ₹145 (equivalent to ₹850 or US$12 in 2019) per share.[13]
Its shares were listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in 1999 as American depositary receipts. The
share price surged to ₹8,100 (equivalent to ₹28,000 or US$390 in 2019) by 1999 making it the
costliest share on the market at the time. At that time, Infosys was among the 20 biggest companies
by market capitalization on the NASDAQ.[12] The ADR listing was shifted from NASDAQ to NYSE
Euronext to give European investors better access to the company's shares.[14]
Infosys, Bangalore
Its annual revenue reached US$100 million in 1999, US$1 billion in 2004 and US$10 billion in 2017.
[10]
In 2012, Infosys announced a new office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to serve Harley-Davidson, being
the 18th international office in the United States.[15][16] Infosys hired 1,200 United States
employees in 2011, and expanded the workforce by an additional 2,000 employees in 2012.[16] In
April 2018 Infosys announced expanding in Indianapolis, Indiana. The development will include more
than 120 acres and is expected to result in 3,000 new jobs—1,000 more than previously announced.
In July 2014, Infosys started a product subsidiary called EdgeVerve Systems, focusing on enterprise
software products for business operations, customer service, procurement and commerce network
domains.[17] In August 2015, the Finacle Global Banking Solutions assets were officially transferred
from Infosys and became part of the product company EdgeVerve Systems product portfolio.[18]
One of its known products is Finacle which is a universal banking solution with various modules for
retail and corporate banking.[20]
Skava
Engineering Services[21]
Digital Marketing[22]
Geographical presence
Infosys has 82 sales and marketing offices and 123 development centres across the world as of 31
March 2018, with major presence in India, United States, China, Australia, Japan, Middle East and
Europe.[23][24]
In 2019, 60%, 24%, and 3% of its revenues were derived from projects in North America, Europe, and
India, respectively. The remaining 13% of revenues were derived from the rest of the world.[25]
Acquisitions
Name of the acquired company Based in Acquisition cost Acquisition date The
business of an acquired company
McCamish Systems USA US$38 million Dec 2009[28] Insurance and financial services
Portland Group Australia AUD 37 million Jan 2012[29][30] Strategic sourcing and
category management
Brilliant Basics UK GBP 7.5 million Aug 2017[38] Product design and customer experience
Fluido Oy Finland EUR 65 million Oct 2018[39] Salesforce advisor and consulting partner
WongDoody USA US$75 million Jan 2019[40] Advertising and creative strategy services
Stater N.V. Netherlands EUR 127.5 million Apr 2019[41] Mortgage services
Kaleidoscope USA US$42 million Sep 2020[43] Product design and development
In India, shares of Infosys are listed on the BSE where it is a part of the BSE SENSEX and the NSE
where it is a NIFTY 50 Constituent.[45] Its shares are listed by way of American depositary receipts
(ADRs) at the New York Stock Exchange.[46]
Over a period of time, the shareholding of its promoters has gradually reduced, starting from June
1993 when its shares were first listed. The promoters' holdings reduced further when Infosys
became the first Indian-registered company to list Employees Stock Options Schemes and ADRs on
NASDAQ on 11 March 1999.[47] The promoter holding on 31 March 2002 was 28.72%[48] and at 30
June 2017 it dropped to 12.75% as they gradually sold their shares and reduced involvement in
active management of the company.[49]
ADR 16.70%
Others 03.04%
Total 100.00%
Employees
Infosys had a total of 243,454 employees at the end of December 2019, out of which 37.8% were
women.[25] Out of its total workforce, 229,658 are software professionals and remaining 13,796
work for support and sales.[25] In 2016, 89% of its employees were based in India.[52]
During the financial year 2019, Infosys received 2,333,420 applications from prospective employees,
interviewed 180,225 candidates and had a gross addition of 94,324 employees, a 4% hiring rate.
These numbers do not include its subsidiaries.[52]
The attrition rate of Infosys Ltd., including its subsidiaries, for the financial year 2019 was 21.5%.[52]