IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s biggest software services company, today started off the earnings season by reporting a 10.8% rise in net profit, aided by a strong performance in its key banking, financial services and insurance segment.
The Mumbai-headquartered company said its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 rose to ₹8,131 crore from ₹7,340 crore. The company reported an operating margin of 24.2%. Its revenue from digital rose 42.1% year-on-year, increasing its share to 32.2% of the total revenues. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected TCS to report a profit of ₹7,824 crore.
TCS posted 11.4% rise in revenue to ₹38,172 crore.
Here are some highlights of the results:-
Revenue at ₹38,172 crore, +11.4% YoY
Net profit at ₹8,131 crore, +10.8% YoY
Operating Margin at 24.2%
Digital revenue: 32.2% of total, +42.1% YoY
UK, Europe and India lead growth: +16% YoY. +15% YoY and +15.9% YoY respectively
315K+ employees trained in digital technologies
361K+ employees in Agile methqds
IT services attrition rate at 11.5% LTM
“We have had a steady start to the new fiscal year. We see customers continuing to spend on their growth and transformation initiatives, and that is showing in our strong order book and deal pipeline this quarter,” said Rajesh Gopinathan, TCS’s CEO and MD.
TCS are benefiting significantly from enterprises Investing in Customer Experience to differentiate themselves in a Business 4.0 world. Its lean forward strategy is working well and our customers are benefiting from the TCS’ innovation ecosystem, he added.
TCS chief financial officer V Ramakrishnan said, margins this quarter fully reflect the annual increments that we effected across the board in April. Sustained rigour in operations helped give out strong cash conversion and EPS expansion.
The board has approved a dividend of ₹5 per equity share for the June quarter. The shares of TCS today ended at ₹2,131.45 apiece on the BSE, over 2 per cent lower from its previous close.
