Infosys FY08 net profit at Rs 4659 cr; EPS at Rs 81.56

Infosys Technologies has announced its fourth quarter and financial year 2008 numbers. It has posted FY08 net profit of Rs 4659 crore as against Rs 3856 crore in FY07 and net sales at Rs 16692 crore versus Rs 13893 crore.
Its FY08 EPS stood at Rs 81.56 as against its guidance of Rs 81.07.
For the quarter ended March 2008 (Q4), it has posted net profit of Rs 1,249 crore versus Rs 1,231 crore in previous quarter and revenue at Rs 4,542 crore versus Rs 4,271 crore.
Operating margin stood at 32.54% versus 32.60% while projection was at 32.8%. Other income was at Rs 139 crore and tax provision reported at Rs 211 crore. BFSI contributed 33.9% to Q4 revenues as against 36.8% in Q3.
The company says they have added one USD 300 million client in Q4 and in total, added 40 clients during the quarter. Net addition of employees stood at 2,596.
Guidance
FY09 revenues seen at Rs 19894-20214 crore
FY09 EPS at Rs 92.30-93.90
Q1 revenues seen at Rs 4570-4582 crore
Q1 EPS seen at Rs 20.73 Vs Rs 21.83 in Q4 (De-growth Of 5%)