HCL Technologies is diversifying its revenue stream with increasing focus on financial services, retail, and consumer packaged goods (CPG), and telecom verticals. The Noida-headquartered information technology (IT) services firm has traditionally earned less than competitors such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys from these areas.
At the same time, however, HCL is strengthening its core areas such as infrastructure management and engineering services. The company aims to get more revenue than the industry average.
In the April-June (Q1) quarter of 2018-19 (FY19), HCL bagged 27 transformational deals in financial services, retail and CP, and telecom. One of these was