Infosys – Reporting the Intangibles
I finished reading Infosys’ Annual Report 2008 last evening. The report was far more professional and comprehensive than anything I have seen from Indian organizations. The first thing that struck me was that the reports begins with the company’s main assets – “people” and a nice quote from Mr. Murthy - ”Every evening our core assets walk out of the gates. We need to have a way to bring them back every morning.” A good twenty pages, right upfront, is dedicated to employees and what Infosys has been doing about them. The report talks at great length about training, development, organization restructuring, learning programs, employee well-being etc. This is in stark contrast to something like Reliance Industries’ annual report, where “Employee Activities” is a mere 3 paragraph lip-service.
More interesting pages follow after the key financial data – on the intangibles. The company presents a simple, easy to understand brand valuation, a score-sheet for intangible assets and many more. The focus on the intangibles is a welcome phenomenon to corporate reporting, which relies overly on business numbers.
sir,
you are exactly correct – I have been going through many annual reports since 35 years – yes – Infosys reporting is certainly different – a blessed child to Indian corporates family.
swaminathan pattabhiraman
May 27, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Very true!
Abhishek
May 29, 2008 at 10:13 am
Infosys has set several bechmarks for people to follow and this is one of them.
All the best to Mr. Murthy and his team.
gkrider
May 29, 2008 at 12:01 pm
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June 16, 2008 at 7:29 pm
The greatest company in history. The camelot of 21 Century.
India had Gandhi , Madre Thereza and now it has Infosys!
rosana
August 13, 2008 at 4:06 am