Infosys Q1FY25 results: Net profits jump 7.1%, revenue beats market estimates at Rs 39,315 crore

India's second-largest IT behemoth managed to beat industry estimates with its Q1FY25 results, which were announced today. The company's net profit saw a YoY rise of 7.1% to touch Rs 6,368 crore. The company's revenue rose 3.6% YoY to reach Rs 39,315 crore, as compared to Rs 37,933 crore in the year-ago period. The company managed to add 87 new clients to its base during the quarter. As of June 30th, 2023, the company had an active clientele of 1,867.

The financial services segment was the biggest contributor (at 27.5%) to the IT giant's total revenue during the quarter. However, manufacturing registered the highest YoY growth, contributing 14.7% to the revenue between April-June 2024. This was a reported increase of 6.4%, up from 14.1% during April-June 2023. Revenue shares of other segments, including retail, communication, energy and utilities sunk during the quarter.

Notably, the company's TCV (total contract value) for the quarter stood at $4.1 billion. Its free cash flows also swelled significantly on a YoY basis, up from $699 million during April-June 2023 to $1,094 million as of June 30th, 2023.

Fall in headcount

The company's employee count saw a dip for the 6th consecutive quarter, slipping by 1,908 during the quarter. With this, the company's current employee count stands at 3,15,332. In terms of geographical contribution to revenue, India reported a 18.4% YoY increase, up from 2.7% during April-June 2023 to 3.1% in April-June 2024. However, the company's total operating expenses marginally inched up by 3.6% YoY, up to $461 million during April-June 2024, as opposed to $445 million in the year-ago period.

Infosys saw a YoY increase in the number of clients worth over $1 million. From 940 during April-June 2023, the number rose to 987 during the previous quarter. The contribution of top 5, 10 and 25 clients remained largely similar on a YoY basis, at 13.5%, 20.9% and 34.9% respectively, during April-June 2024.