GlobeNewswire Inc | Jul 28, 2020 07:33AM EDT

July 28, 2020

EBITDA for the Quarter stood at INR 1153 Million

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTARYMr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman, said, As the world comes to terms with the new normal, it is becoming increasing clear that investment in business continuity and highly automated processes is no longer an option. During this period, we have benefited from our ongoing efforts to automate a majority of our Network, Data Center and service escalation processes. Our services, having stood the test of this pandemic, are now more relevant than ever in a rapidly evolving IT landscape.

True to our business promise, I would like to assure our clients that we will continue to extend all support in keeping them ahead.

Mr. Kamal Nath, CEO, said, Over the last quarter, we, along with our customers have learned to adapt to new modes of doing businesses. Our Cloud@core products and services are emerging as the most relevant to the altered ground realities.

Previously cloud hostile and cloud sceptical customers have opened up conversations about cloud adoption to de-risk their dependency on on-premise IT. Our cloud portfolio, together with our cloud adjacent Data Centers are the perfect solution for customers looking for quicker adoption of Hybrid IT.

Mr. M P Vijay Kumar, CFO, said, The operating performance has been good despite the challenges of the pandemic. We continue to stay focused on ensuring liquidity and fiscal discipline. We will continue to exercise caution on our Capex plans and making aggressive curbs on discretionary spending for the remainder of the year, while investing more on people, tools and our digital transformation capabilities.

Cash balance at the end of the quarter was INR 3568 Million.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Sify Technologies Limited Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement as per IFRS(In INR millions) Quarter Quarter Quarter Year ended ended ended endedDescription June June March March 2020 2019 2020 2020 Revenue 5,259 5,518 5,736 22,952 Cost of Revenues (3,103 ) (3,550 ) (3,465 ) (14,365 ) Selling, General and (1,003 ) (1,094 ) (1,233 ) (4,511 ) Administrative Expenses EBITDA 1,153 874 1,038 4,076 Depreciation and Amortisation (658 ) (506 ) (654 ) (2,291 ) expenseNet Finance Expenses (236 ) (64 ) (281 ) (860 ) Other Income (including exchange 15 28 67 97 gain)Other Expenses (including (8 ) (12 ) - (3 ) exchange loss) Profit before tax 266 320 170 1,020 Income tax expense (94 ) (104 ) (36 ) (314 ) Profit for the period 172 216 134 706 Profit attributable to: Reconciliation with Non-GAAP measureProfit for the period 172 216 134 706 Add: Depreciation and Amortisation 658 506 654 2,291 expenseNet Finance Expenses 236 64 281 860 Other Expenses (including 8 12 - 3 exchange loss)Income tax expense 94 104 36 314 Less: Other Income (including (15 ) (28 ) (67 ) (97 ) exchange gain) EBITDA 1,153 874 1,038 4,076

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

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GROWTH DRIVERS

The pandemic has accelerated the primary growth drivers in the market for cloud adoption, led by digital initiatives and transformation. This trend is triggering movement of workloads from on-premise Data Centers to hyperscale Public Cloud and hosted Private Cloud in varied degrees, based on the digital objectives of the Enterprise. This results in transformation of the traditional network architecture, and transformation at the edge which connects the end user. The need for digital services like analytics, data lakes, IoT, etc are shifting the balance to adoption of hyperscale Public Cloud vs Private Cloud. Collectively, these trends are generating opportunities for full scale Cloud, DC and Network service providers with digital services skills. KEY WINS

Highlights of our major wins in the quarter include:

-- Customers choosing Sify for migration of their on-premise data center to multi-cloud platforms like Cloudinfinit, AWS and Azure. They also entrusted Sify with management and security. -- Customers choosing Sify as their DC Hosting partner as they embrace a hybrid cloud strategy. -- Customers choosing Sify as their Digital services partner. -- Customers choosing Sify as their Network Transformation and Management partner as they migrate to Cloud-ready networks.

A consolidated summary of the key highlights during the quarter is noted below:

Data Center centric IT Services highlights include:

-- 5 customers contracted to have their workload migrated from their on-premise DC to multi-cloud, including one of Indias leading fashion brands, a central government body engaged in reskilling, 2 non-banking finance companies and an NGO working for primary education in India. -- 2 customers contracted for greenfield Cloud implementation, among them a non-banking finance company and multi-faceted industrial group. -- 6 new customers signed up for multiple services like AWS CDN, DRaaS, PaaS and IaaS from verticals such as Education, Insurance, Non-banking Finance and Private Equity. -- 4 customers migrated from their on-premise Data Center to Sify DC. These were across Banking, IT and Media verticals. -- The Government of India signed up for a multi-year, multi-services greenfield deployment of DR. -- 6 new customers signed up for modernization of their DC. -- 8 customers contracted with Sify for Cloud managed services from verticals such as Power, IT and Government. -- 2 major customers signed multi-year contracts for managed security services. -- 2 customers signed up for supply chain integration on the Cloud. -- An insurance major signed up for their DC infra refresh.

Network centric Services highlights include:

-- 54 new customers contracted for various Network centric services in the quarter. -- One of Indias largest private home-financing players signed up for the complete outsourcing and transformation of their Network. -- A major niche chemical manufacturing player and a pharma major contracted with Sify for managed and secure SD-WAN services.

About Sify TechnologiesSify Technologies is Indias most comprehensive ICT service & solution provider. With Cloud at the core of our solutions portfolio, Sify is focussed on the changing ICT requirements of the emerging Digital economy and the resultant demands from large, mid and small-sized businesses.

Sifys infrastructure comprising the largest MPLS network, top-of-the-line DCs, partnership with global technology majors, vast expertise in business transformation solutions modelled on the cloud make it the first choice of start-ups, incoming Enterprises and even large Enterprises on the verge of a revamp.

More than 10000 businesses across multiple verticals have taken advantage of our unassailable trinity of Data Centers, Networks and Security services and conduct their business seamlessly from more than 1600 cities in India. Internationally, Sify has presence across North America, the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Sify, www.sify.com, Sify Technologies and www.sifytechnologies.com are registered trademarks of Sify Technologies Limited.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.

For a discussion of the risks associated with Sifys business, please see the discussion under the caption Risk Factors in the companys Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2019, which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, and Sifys other reports filed with the SEC.

For further information, please contact:

Sify Technologies Limited 20:20 Media Grayling Investor RelationsMr. Praveen Krishna Nikhila KesavanInvestor Relations & Public +91 9840124036 Shiwei YinRelations nikhila.kesavan@2020msl.com +1-646-284-9474+91 44 22540777 (ext.2055) Shiwei.Yin@grayling.compraveen.krishna@sifycorp.com