Infosys gains on reports of boost to revenue from GST project

Infosys rose 1.61% to Rs 1,055.95 at 11:27 IST on BSE on reports that the company may get incremental revenue of $60 million in the current financial year as part of Goods Services and Tax Network project.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 50.79 points or 0.18% at 28,041

On BSE, so far 95,000 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 2.81 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 1,060 and a low of Rs 1,045 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,009.20 on 22 August 2016. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,278 on 3 June 2016. The stock had underperformed the market over the past 30 days till 23 August 2016, falling 3.82% compared with Sensex's 0.37% fall. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, sliding 14.03% as against Sensex's 8.15% rise.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 1148.47 crore. Face value per share is Rs 5.

As per reports, Infosys may get about $60 million (Rs 400 crore) in incremental revenue over the third and fourth quarters of the current financial year (FY 2017) as part of the Rs 1380 crore Goods Services and Tax Network (GSTN) project. Under the ongoing GSTN project, Infosys has started importing hardware, including servers and network equipment devices, payment for which will be made by GSTN starting October this year, reports suggested.

On a consolidated basis, Infosys' net profit fell 4.5% to Rs 3436 crore on 1.4% growth in revenue to Rs 16782 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q4 March 2016. The results are as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Infosys is one of the leading information technology outsourcing services providers. The company provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services.

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