SQS India BFSI rallies on strong Q4 results
The stock rallied 12% to Rs 1,115 after the company posted nearly seven-fold jump in profit at Rs 10.60 crore in Q4.
SI Reporter Mumbai SQS India BFSI has rallied 12% to Rs 1,115 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) after the company reported nearly seven-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 10.60 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2016 (Q4FY16).
Information technology (IT) consulting & software firm had profit of Rs 1.6 crore in the previous year quarter.
Total income for Q4FY16 up by 36% to Rs 72.40 crore compared to Rs 53.10 crore during Q4 FY15. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin improved substantially at 22.7% for Q4 FY16 compared to 17.1% in Q4 FY15.
Commenting on the results, Ms. Aarti Arvind, managing director & CEO, SQS India BFSI, said “During the year, the additional revenues have come from Europe as well as the banking and cards & payments practices. The Insurance practice has also shown significant growth compared to the previous year. The market focus continues to be on the US region.
SQS India BFSI is a specialist in financial and banking software testing services, and is the only independent testing service provider listed in India.
At 10:05 am, the stock was up 8.5% at Rs 1,070 on the NSE as compared to 0.34% rise in Nifty 50 index. A combined 57,551 shares already changed hands so far against an average sub 25,000 shares that were traded daily in past two weeks on the NSE and BSE.