Mphasis shares decline 2% on muted March quarter performance

Mphasis Q4 results: Net profit margins contracted from 15.06 per cent in the year ago period to 12.56 per cent in the quarter under study. The margin also declined 60 bps on sequential basis

Shares of mid-tier information technology (IT) firm Mphasis slipped 1.8 per cent in Friday's intra-day deals on the BSE to Rs 1,764 apiece after the company reported a muted set of numbers in March quarter of fiscal year 2020-21 (Q4FY21). At 11:00 AM, the stock was quoting 1.2 per cent down at Rs 1,776 per share on the BSE as against a 0.09 per cent rise in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex. The S&P BSE IT index, meanwhile, eased 0.74 per cent.

During the period under review, the company's gross revenue grew 1.8 per cent sequentially and 6.7 per cent year-on-year