Tanla records best ever Quarter fuelled by CPaaS and Digital revenues

HYDERABAD, India, Oct. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanla Platforms Limited (NSE: TANLA) (BSE: 532790), largest CPaaS provider, today announced the results for the quarter ended on September 30th, 2020 as compared to the corresponding quarter of previous financial year

    --  Revenue was ?583.2 Cr and increased 20%
    --  EBITDA was ?97.5 Cr and increased 210%
    --  PAT was ?81.5 Cr and increased 273%
    --  EPS was ?5.85 and increased 279%
    --  ROCE at 47.5% and increased 177%
    --  EBIDTA to Cash Conversion remained robust at 82%

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"I'm delighted to report highest ever Revenue, EBITDA & EPS in Q2FY21. Our pioneering and dominant market position in CPaaS, in this cathartic phase in Digital, powered the surge in Revenue", commented Uday Reddy, Chairman & CEO of Tanla.

Commenting further Uday Reddy said, "Going forward our unwavering focus and investments on platforms & products, brand, customer success and talent, will drive future growth."

Business Highlights

    --  89,203 enterprises 6,339 telemarketers are registered on DLT platform.
    --  In the first commercial go-live month of Sept 2020, Tanla's Trubloq
        handled 70% of the total DLT traffic which is 35Bn.
    --  83 New Customer opportunities from major verticals (Banking, Financial
        services, e-commerce, Gaming, OTT etc.) Including established brands to
        high potential startups were signed up during Q2FY21, with an annual
        potential revenue of ~ 76 Cr

Tanla's paid up share capital was 13,60,36,450 equity shares of ?1/ each on Sept 30, 2020 after a share buyback of 1,66,92,752 equity shares of Re.1 each and allotment of 4,71,645 equity shares of Re.1 each under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 2016.

The Company has paid an interim dividend of Re.1 per share to the Shareholders as on the Record date on September 18, 2020 aggregating ?13,57,87,600/-.

Support during COVID-19

During these trying periods, we focused on ensuring the safety of our employees encouraged them to work from home and minimize interaction at public places by providing them with the required infrastructure and a Covid Fund to help them meet medical needs for self and immediate family. We have also succeeded in providing the required support to our customers and partners and ensured they succeeded in providing their best work while they operated remotely.

About Tanla

Tanla is a Hyderabad, India, based company, established in 1999. It is a largest CPaaS provider, handling over 250 billion business communications annually with a market share of ~70%. Tanla is innovating the way the world communicates, continuously raising the bar through enhanced speed, ease, and simplicity of Cloud Communication solutions, adopting cutting-edge technologies like blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning to meet the discerning needs of a diverse clientele, from enterprises to carriers across geographies. Tanla is working with all leading Telcos in India creating India's first Telecom Blockchain Network. Tanla is a public limited company listed on leading Indian stock exchanges (NSE: TANLA) (BSE: 532790)

Disclaimer

This release might contain 'forward-looking statements' that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about Tanla Platforms Limited (the "Company"), our industry, economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, and certain other matters. Those statements include, among other things, the discussions of our business strategy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and they depend on future events and circumstances. Such statements do not guarantee future results or development and the actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in the services provided by the Company, including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which the Company has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, regulatory changes, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. In light of these and other uncertainties, you should not conclude that the results or outcomes referred to in any of the forward-looking statements will be achieved. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances unless required to do so by law.

For further information, you may write to: investorhelp@tanla.com



                                                 
      
     CONSOLIDATED P&L (UN-AUDITED)




                                                                                              
      Rs in Lakhs


                 Particulars                                Q2FY21                     Q1FY21   
            
        Q2FY20

                                                                                                                 ---

      I. Revenue from
       operations                                         58,324.7                    45,554.8                48,716.4



     II. Other income                                       474.5                     1,322.8                   171.8



                 III. Total Income (I+II)                 58,799.1                    46,877.5                48,888.3



     
              IV. Expenses


            Cost of services                              44,891.7                    35,024.6                38,857.9


            Employee benefits expense                      2,283.3                     1,990.2                 4,597.8


            Depreciation expense                             992.3                     1,148.8                 6,923.8


            Connectivity expenses                            280.8                       197.0                   206.8


            Finance cost                                       8.9                        70.0                   118.0


            Other expenses                                 1,115.7                       843.0                 1,907.2


                 Total expenses (IV)                      49,572.6                    39,273.5                52,611.5



                 V. Profit before non-
                  controlling interest/
                  share in net profit/
                  (loss) of associate (IV-
                   V)                                      9,226.5                     7,604.0               (3,723.3)


      VI. Share in net profit/
       (loss) of associate                                       -                                           (149.8)

                                                                                                                 ---

                 VII. Profit before tax (V
                  -VI)                                     9,226.5                     7,604.0               (3,873.1)





     
              VIII. Tax expense:


            Current tax                                    1,053.2                       553.8                   266.8


            Prior period taxes/MAT
             credit                                              -                  (1,074.8)                    0.5


            Deferred tax                                      26.0                       264.5                   561.0



                 IX. Profit for the year
                  (VII -VIII)                              8,147.3                     7,860.6               (4,701.4)


      X. Other comprehensive
       income                                              (330.5)                      (1.7)                  338.6


                                                           7,816.8                     7,858.8               (4,362.8)

                 XI. Total Comprehensive income for
                  the period (X + XI)






     
              XII. Earnings per equity share


      Basic & Diluted (not
       annualised)                                            5.85                        5.17                  (3.27)


                
              
                  BALANCE SHEET:


                                                      
              Rs in Lakhs




                                                                      Consolidated

                                                 Particulars




                          As
                          at
                         Sept
                          30,
                         2020                                As at Mar 31, 2020

                         (Un-
                       audited)                                   (Audited)


                     I. ASSETS

    ---

                     (1) 
                Non-current
                      assets


         (a)
         Property,
         Plant
         and
         Equipment                                                     3,098.80      3,591.39


         (b)
         Intangible
         assets                                                        7,011.63      8,183.05


         (c)
         Intangible
         assets
         under
         development                                                   2,427.52      1,330.75


         (d)
         Goodwill
         on
         Consolidation                                                13,455.69     13,455.69


         (e)
         Right-
         of-
         use
         assets                                                          425.15        504.35


        (f) Financial assets


                   (i)
                   Investments                                                -


                  (ii)
                  Loans
                  and
                  advances                                               618.26        388.56


                  (iii)
                  Other
                  financial
                  assets                                                  82.17         56.86


         (g)
         Deferred
         tax
         assets
         (net)                                                         5,275.25      5,674.24


         (h)
         Other
         non-
         current
         assets                                                        5,684.45      7,967.47


                      Total
                      non-
                      current
                      assets                                          38,078.92     41,152.36

    ---                                                                                  ---

                     (2) Current Assets


        (a) Financial Assets


                   (i)
                   Trade
                   receivables                                        37,293.14     32,576.94


                   (ii)
                   Cash
                   and
                   cash
                   equivalents                                        19,740.66     17,078.98


                   (iii)
                   Bank
                   balances
                   other
                   than
                   cash                                                3,650.15      2,978.49

                        and cash
                         equivalents


                   (iv)
                   Loans
                   and
                   advances                                              374.89        294.57


                   (v)
                   Other
                   financial
                   assets                                             17,073.22     20,472.22


         (b)
         Other
         current
         assets                                                        2,213.44      4,340.91


                      Total
                      current
                      assets                                          80,345.50     77,742.11


                      TOTAL
                      ASSETS                                         118,424.42    118,894.47

    ---                                                                                  ---

                     II. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES


                     (1) Equity


         (a)
         Equity
         share
         capital                                                       1,360.36      1,459.72


         (b)
         Other
         equity                                                       68,538.35     68,713.73


                      Total
                      equity                                          69,898.71     70,173.45

    ---                                                                                  ---

                     (2) Non current liabilities


        (a) Financial liabilities


                   (i)
                   Lease
                   liabilities                                           327.23        434.91


                   (ii)
                   other
                   financial
                   liabilities                                           147.49         22.95


         (b)
         Provisions                                                      501.93        644.80


         (c)
         Other
         non-
         current
         liabilities                                                     389.00        428.70


                      Total
                      Non
                      Current
                      Liabilities                                      1,365.65      1,531.36

    ---                                                                                  ---

                     (4) Current liabilities


        (a) Financial liabilities


                  (i)
                  Trade
                  payables                                            27,155.25     28,060.26


                  (ii)
                  Lease
                  liabilities                                             81.27        103.80


                  (iii)
                  other
                  financial
                  liabilities                                         19,306.71     16,865.63


         (b)
         Other
         current
         liabilities                                                     494.18      2,014.98


         (c)
         Provisions                                                      122.64        144.99


         (d)
         Liabilities
         for
         current
         tax
         (net)                                                                -


                      Total
                      Current
                      liabilities                                     47,160.03     47,189.65

    ---                                                                                  ---

                      TOTAL
                      EQUITY
                      AND
                      LIABILITIES                                    118,424.42    118,894.47


                                
              
                CASH FLOW STATEMENT


                                                                                 
       Rs in Lakhs


                                                                            
        
         Consolidated


       
                
                  Particulars

    ---

                                    Six months ended                               Six months ended

                                       30-Sept-2020                                  30-Sept-2019

                        ---                                                   ---


       Cash flows from Operating Activities



       Profit before tax                                                                 16,830.56  (15,804.92)



       Adjusted for :


        Depreciation and amortization
         expenses                                                                          2,141.04    22,288.30


        Interest & other income                                                          (1,577.66)    (531.83)



       Share based payments                                                                   7.13     2,948.53



       Buy back expenses                                                                    115.36


        Provision for diminution of
         investment in Associate                                                                  -      169.04


        Unrealized loss on forex
         exchange fluctuation                                                                  0.26


        Allowance for advances                                                                    -


        Provision for doubtful debts                                                          54.04       235.47


                     Operating profits before working
                      capital charges                                                     17,570.72     9,304.59



       
                Changes in operating assets and liabilities


        (Increase)/Decrease in trade
         receivables                                                                     (4,716.20)  (4,425.29)


        (Increase)/Decrease in financial
         and non-financial assets                                                          7,553.38  (10,835.36)


         Increase/(Decrease) in
          financial and non-financial
          liabilities                                                                      (163.50)    5,516.58


         Increase/(Decrease) in trade
          payables                                                                         (905.01)    6,972.17


                     Cash generated from operations                                       19,339.40     6,532.69



           Income taxes paid                                                                     -


                     Net cash generated from
                      operating activities                                                19,339.40     6,532.69



       CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:


        (Purchase)/sale of fixed
         assets/intangible assets                                                        (1,500.25)  (1,785.34)


        Investments in subsidiary                                                                 - (23,622.44)


        Proceeds from sale of
         investments                                                                              -    3,772.43


        Dividend received from
         subsidiary                                                                               -


        Interest & other income                                                            1,508.03       531.83


                     Net cash generated/(used) in
                      investing activities                                                     7.78  (21,103.52)



       CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:


        Proceeds from issue of shares                                                      2,009.88    12,590.33


        Payment for buy back of equity
         shares including transaction
         cost                                                                           (16,585.06)


        Repayment of Borrowings                                                                   -    (383.54)


        Principal payment of lease
         liabilities                                                                          23.59


        Interest paid on lease
         liabilities                                                                       (104.37)



       Dividend paid                                                                    (1,357.88)


                     Net Cash used in financing
                      activities                                                        (16,013.84)   12,206.79


                     Net change in cash and cash
                      equivalents                                                          3,333.34   (2,364.04)


        Cash and cash equivalents at the
         beginning of the period                                                          20,057.47    15,502.49


                     Cash and cash equivalents at the
                      end of the period                                                   23,390.81    13,138.45

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