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New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI/PNN): BLS International, a trusted global tech-enabled services partner for governments and citizens, released today the consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2022.

For the quarter comparative from January to March FY22 viz FY21:

-Operational Revenue stood at Rs253.8 crores in Q4 FY22, up by 75.5 per cent from Rs

144.6 crores in Q4FY21

-EBITDA stood at Rs35.0 crores in Q4 FY 22, up from Rs10.1 crores in Q4FY21

-PBT is Rs37.3 crores in Q4FY22 compared to Rs15.6 crores in Q4FY21.

-Profit After Tax (PAT) for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 is Rs35.2 crores compared to Rs23.0 crores in the same period of last financial year.

For the full year comparative from April to March FY22 viz FY21:

-Operational Revenue stood at Rs849.9 crores in FY22, up by 77.7 per cent from Rs478.4 crores in FY21

-Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) of Rs106.9 crores in FY22 compared to Rs39.8 crores in FY21 for the corresponding period

-Profit Before Tax (PBT) is of Rs114.0 crore in FY22 compared to Rs48.4 crore in FY21

-Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs111.2 crore in FY22 compared to Rs50.3 crore in FY21

-EPS for FY22 stood at Rs10.86, as compared to Rs4.90 for FY21

Net cash, bank and equivalents balance stood at Rs404.2 crores as on March 31, 2022.

Updates during FY2021-22:

Expansion & New Centers in Visa & Consular Business:

-Signed renewal contract with Royal Thai Embassy for visa services

-Signed contract with the Republic of Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs to provide epassport renewal services in Italy, Qatar and Malaysia

-Won the contract for attestation and legalization services from UAE Embassy in Manila, Philippines

-Won contract for Italy Visa Processing Services in Russia

-Signed contract with the Embassy of India in Kuwait for Consular, Passport & Visa Services

-Launched Immigration Consultancy for Canada

National Business Correspondent (Starfin) Business:

-Won contract with Bank of Baroda for Corporate Business Correspondent

-Selected as National Business Correspondent for India's largest bank, State Bank of India

-Empanelled by Punjab National Bank & Central Bank of India for National Business Correspondent business

Other Businesses:

-Partnered with Knowledge Catalyst to issue Digital Health Certificates for passengers travelling to and from Singapore.

-Awarded the contract for e-Mitra Kiosks in Rajasthan for 5 districts including Jaipur, Alwar, Ajmer, Jodhpur and Nagaur

-Partnered with Flipkart etc. to provide last mile services across the country

-Partnered with File Solutions Limited to manage the identity management services for Nigerians in London, UK

-Becomes the official service provider to support ICCR's protocol services to VVIP Foreign & Indian Delegations in India and Overseas

-Partnered with UTIITSL (UTI Infrastructure Technology & Services Ltd) to undertake verification, registration and e-card printing services across India

-Partnered with National Health Authority as service provider to process Ayushman Bharat Cards across India

Commenting on the company's performance, Shikhar Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director, BLS International, said, "We are delighted with the performance of the year and latest quarter - revenue grew by 75.5 per cent and 77.7 per cent for Q4FY22 and FY22 respectively. Despite the Omicron wave in January, we have delivered a strong Q4 FY22 with robust growth in revenue and profitability.

At a full year level, we have delivered exceptional performance by signing new contracts with various governments across our businesses. Our domestic projects in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & Starfin continue to outperform while Visa services has shown tremendous resilience and consular services has surpassed pre-COVID levels of business performance. We expect sustained momentum with the opening up of borders and increased appetite for global travel.

In line with our focus on rewarding shareholders, the Board has approved a bonus issue of 1:1 i.e. 1 bonus equity share for each 1 fully paid equity shares held, subject to approval of shareholders. The Board has also considered and recommended a final dividend, if approved by the shareholders, aggregating INR 5.12 Crores i.e. INR 0.25 per share (Nominal Value of INR 1.00 per share).

We continue focusing on spreading our reach far and wide with prudent emphasis on organic as well as inorganic growth which meets our internal rate of return threshold".

BLS International Services Limited ("BLS International"), a trusted global tech-enabled services partner for governments and citizens, having an impeccable reputation for setting benchmarks in the domain of visa, passport, consular, citizen, e-governance, attestation, biometric, e-visa and retail services since 2005. The company is recognized as "India's Most Valuable Companies" by Business Today Magazine, "Best under a Billion" company by Forbes Asia and ranked amongst "Fortune India's Next 500 companies".

The company works with over 46 client governments including Diplomatic Missions, Embassies & Consulates and leverages technology and processes that ensure data security. The Company now has an extensive network of more than 15,500 centers globally with a robust strength of over 20,000 employees and associates that provide consular, biometric and citizen services. BLS has processed over ~62 million applications till date globally.

BLS International is certified with CMMI DEV V2.0 and SVC V2.0 and adheres to ISO 9001:2015 certified for Quality Management Systems; ISO 27001:2013 for Information Security Management Systems; ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems; ISO/IEC 45001:2018 for Occupational Safety and Health; ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 for IT Service Management; ISO 26000:2010 for Social Responsibility; ISO 23026:2015 for System Engineering and Management Requirements; ISO/IEC 28000:2017 for Supply Chain Management System; ISO/IEC 27002:2013 for Management of Information Security; ISO 31000:2018 for Risk Management; ISO 27001:2013 for Risk Management of Information.

BLS International is the only listed company in India in this domain with operations spread across 66 countries.

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