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Revenues
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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Revenues

10) Revenues

The table below presents disaggregated revenues from the Company’s contracts with customers by geography, industry groups, service offerings and contract-type. The Company believes this disaggregation best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of its revenues and cash flows are affected by industry, market and other economic factors.

Year Ended March 31, 

Revenue by geography:

2020

2019

North America

$

968,117

$

884,114

Europe

 

230,965

 

261,967

Rest of World

 

113,201

 

101,782

Consolidated revenue

$

1,312,283

$

1,247,863

Year Ended March 31, 

Revenue by customer’s industry groups

2020

2019

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

$

752,965

$

776,955

Communications and Technology

 

449,661

 

360,967

Media & Information and Other

 

109,657

 

109,941

Consolidated revenue

$

1,312,283

$

1,247,863

Year Ended March 31, 

Revenue by service offerings

2020

2019

Application outsourcing

$

729,821

$

672,636

Consulting

582,462

575,227

Consolidated revenue

$

1,312,283

$

1,247,863

Year Ended March 31, 

Revenue by contract type

2020

2019

Time-and-materials

$

771,312

$

738,309

Fixed-price*

 

540,971

 

509,554

Consolidated revenue

$

1,312,283

$

1,247,863

*Fixed-price includes both retainer-billing basis and fixed-price progress towards completion

Receivables and Contract Balances

The Company classifies its right to consideration in exchange for deliverables as either a receivable or a contract asset. A receivable is a right to consideration that is unconditional (i.e. only the passage of time is required before payment

is due). The Company presents such receivables in accounts receivable or unbilled accounts receivable, in its consolidated statements of financial position at their net estimated realizable value.

Contract assets included in unbilled accounts receivable are recorded when services have been provided but the Company does not have an unconditional right to receive consideration. Contracts assets are primarily related to unbilled amounts on fixed-price contracts utilizing the input method of revenue recognition. The timing between services rendered and timing of payment is less than one year. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the contract carrying amount is greater than the remaining consideration receivable, less directly related costs to be incurred.  

The table below shows significant movements during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 in contract assets:

    

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2019

Beginning balance

$

18,538

$

15,998

Revenues recognized during the period but not yet billed

 

85,432

 

120,536

Amounts billed

 

(89,483)

 

(117,687)

Other

 

(246)

 

(309)

Ending balance

$

14,241

$

18,538

Contract liabilities comprise amounts billed to customers for revenues not yet earned. Such amounts are anticipated to be recorded as revenues when services are performed in subsequent periods.

The table below shows significant movements in the deferred revenue balances during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

    

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2019

Beginning balance

$

6,421

$

7,908

Amounts billed but not yet recognized as revenues

 

7,308

 

5,844

Revenues recognized related to the opening balance of deferred revenue

 

(5,462)

 

(6,906)

Other

 

(213)

 

(425)

Ending balance

$

8,054

$

6,421

Remaining performance obligation

ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers requires that the Company discloses the aggregate amount of transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied as of March 31, 2020. This disclosure is not required for:

(1)

contracts with an original duration of one year or less, including contracts that can be terminated for convenience without a substantive penalty,

(2)

contracts for which the Company recognizes revenues based on the right to invoice for services performed,

(3)

variable consideration allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-14(b), for which the criteria in ASC 606- 10-32-40 have been met, or

(4)

variable consideration in the form of a sales-based or usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property.

Many of the Company’s performance obligations meet one or more of these exemptions. As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations, other than those meeting the exclusion criteria above, was $36,302 and will be recognized as revenue within 5 years.

From time to time, the Company enters into arrangements to deliver IT services that include upfront payments to its clients. As of March 31, 2020, the total unamortized upfront payments related to these services were $32,244 and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheet. These upfront payments are expected to be amortized as a reduction to revenue over a benefit period of 5 years.

Costs to obtain and fulfill

The Company’s costs to obtain contracts are generally expensed as incurred, as the liability is not solely a result of obtaining the contract. The costs to obtain contracts are triggered by multiple conditions such as being contingent on future performance, including continued employment and revenue recognized associated with the contract.

The Company’s recurring operating costs for contracts with customers are recognized as expense as incurred. Certain eligible costs incurred in the initial phases of the Company’s application maintenance, business process outsourcing and infrastructure services contracts (i.e. set-up or transition costs) are capitalized when such costs (1) relate directly to the contract, (2) generate or enhance resources of the Company that will be used in satisfying the performance obligation in the future, and (3) are expected to be recovered. These costs are expensed ratably over the estimated life of the customer relationship, including expected renewals. In determining the estimated life of the customer relationship, the Company evaluates the contract term, the expected life of the enhanced assets as well as the rate of technological and industry change. Capitalized amounts are monitored regularly for impairment. Impairment losses are recorded when projected remaining undiscounted operating cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying amount of the capitalized costs to fulfill.

The following table presents information related to the capitalized costs to fulfill, such as set-up or transition activities, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

    

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2019

Beginning balance

$

4,299

$

4,278

Costs capitalized

 

391

 

2,382

Amortization expense

 

(2,251)

 

(2,248)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(158)

 

(113)

Ending balance

$

2,281

$

4,299

Costs to fulfill are recorded in “Other current assets” and “Other long-term assets” in the consolidated balance sheets.