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Mid-cap Indian IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies has reported a 52.7 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 34 crore in the March-ended quarter. It had posted a profit of Rs 71.9 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Revenue for the quarter under review rose 30.5 per cent to Rs 544.5 crore, compared with Rs 417.2 crore in Q4 FY24. Sequentially, profit dropped 32 per cent, while revenue rose 2.5 per cent. The firm added 14 new clients in Q4, bringing the tally to 281. For full FY25, the Bengaluru-headquartered firm logged a profit of Rs 184.6 crore, a 25.6 per cent dip from Rs 248.3 per cent in FY24. Revenue in FY25 was recorded 26.8 per cent higher at 2,060.8 crore. The company, in March, announced a slew of apex-level changes in its organisation structure with immediate effect. As part of the rejig, Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Anantharaju was elevated to Co-Chairman and CEO, while Chairman Ashok Soota took up an additional position as
IT company Happiest Minds Technologies on Wednesday announced apex-level changes in its organisation structure, effective immediately. Joseph Anantharaju has been elevated to Co-Chairman and CEO of the Bengaluru-headquartered firm, according to a company statement. He will now head all business divisions of the company: Product & Digital Engineering Services (PDES), Infrastructure Management & Security Services (IMSS), and GenAI Business Services (GBS). Earlier, he served as the executive vice chairman, president & CEO of the PDES Division up till now. Its Chairman Ashok Soota will now take up an additional position as the Chief Mentor. Venkatraman Narayanan will continue as the MD & CFO of Happiest Minds. He will head the finance, talent acquisition, internal IT, learning & development, ESG, CSR, procurement and administration teams. Anantharaju and Narayanan will be jointly responsible for M&A and Board matters, the statement said, adding that they will ...
IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies has posted a 15.2 per cent on-year decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 49.52 crore in the September 2024 quarter. It reported a net profit of Rs 58.46 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Revenue from operations during the quarter under review came in at Rs 521.64 crore, an increase of 28.2 per cent from Rs 406.62 crore in Q2 FY24. Seen quarter-on-quarter, profit dipped 2.9 per cent but revenue rose 12.4 per cent. Terming it as the "best growth results since the last two years", company Executive Chairman Ashok Soota said the transformational changes the company initiated this year are gathering momentum. "These changes include the acquisition of PureSoftware and Aureus, the creation of our GenAI Business Unit (GBS), hiring a senior leader to expand net new (NN Sales), and creating six industry groups, each headed by an industry manager. The full impact of all these changes on revenue and growth will
IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies reported a 24.83 per cent increase in consolidated net profits at Rs 71.98 crore for the quarter ended March 2024, and said it expects to encash on its newly launched GenAI business unit. According to a stock exchange filing, the company clocked a profit of Rs 57.66 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations for the reporting quarter stood at Rs 417.29 crore, as against Rs 377.98 crore in Q4FY23, translating into a 10.4 per cent rise. Revenue for the quarter was led by the edutech vertical (22.3 per cent), followed by healthcare (16.1 per cent). Executive chairman Ashok Soota said the newly created Gen AI business unit, the creation of six new industry groups, and the successful closure of two acquisitions have put the company back on course towards accomplishing its 'long-term vision of USD 1 billion in revenues by FY31'. Annual profits saw a 7.53 per cent rise to Rs 248.39 per cent, as compared to the previous fiscal's Rs 230.99 ...
IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies has reported a 24.83 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 71.98 crore for the quarter ended March 2024. The company clocked a profit of Rs 57.66 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. Revenue from operations for the reporting quarter stood at Rs 417.29 crore, as against Rs 377.98 crore in Q4FY23, translating into a 10.4 per cent rise. Annual profits saw a 7.53 per cent rise to Rs 248.39 per cent, as compared to the previous fiscal's Rs 230.99 crore. Revenue for financial year 2023-24 was at Rs 1,624.66 crore, a 13.66 per cent climb over Rs 1429.29 crore reported in fiscal 2022-23. The company recommended a final dividend of Rs 3.25 per equity share of Rs 2 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, which is subject to the approval of shareholders at the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company, to be held on June 28, 2024.
IT company Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd on Thursday said it will acquire PureSoftware Technologies for a total consideration of USD 94.5 million (Rs 779 crores). Happiest Minds Technologies has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 per cent of the equity share capital of PureSoftware Technologies Pvt Ltd for a total purchase consideration of Rs 779 crore, according to a company statement. The total purchase consideration comprises upfront payment of Rs 635 crore on closing and deferred payment of up to Rs 144 crore payable at the end of 2024-25, on achievement of set performance targets. "I am delighted to welcome the PureSoftware Team to the Happiest Minds family. Our Mission of 'Happiest People. Happiest Customers' and PureSoftware's 'Customer Delight by Creating Employee Delight' harmonizes our shared vision of driving happiness for people and customers," Happiest Minds, executive chairman, Ashok Soota, said in the statement. Noida-headquartered PureSoftware has a globa