Oct 10, 2022
By: bhakti.makwana@timesinternet.in
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The IT major reported a profit of ₹10,431 crore, growing 10 percent from ₹9,478 crore in April-June.
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Revenue for the quarter grew 4.8 percent on a sequential basis to ₹55,309 crore. The revenue growth has beaten most analyst expectations - which was for a 3 percent rise sequentially.
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The management says demand for services continues to be ‘very strong’ with growth across verticals – the company’s order book stood at $8.1 billion at the end of the quarter.
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The communications segment emerged as the best performer with 10 percent QoQ growth, followed by BFSI (6 percent) and retail (5 percent).
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Its primary markets – North America and EU – delivered double digit growth. While North America surged 17.6 percent in constant currency terms, the UK surged 14.8 percent and the EU grew 14.1 percent.
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The company hired 20,000 freshers in Q2, an increase of 33 percent over the previous quarter. Overall, its H1FY23 fresher hires came in at 35,000, down from 43,000 in H1FY22.
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It announced an interim dividend of ₹8 per share.
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On expectations of a strong quarter led by fueling demand and rupee depreciation, the stock price of the company had risen 1.93 percent at ₹3,124 today, ahead of the announcement.
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