Infosys stock jumps on Q4 profit uptick, adds ₹12,563 cr in valuation

Shares of Infosys climbed over 2 per cent on Monday after the company's March quarter net profit rose 3.3 per cent sequentially.

The stock bounced back after a muted beginning and rallied 3.61 per cent to Rs 1,471.50 in intra-day trade on the BSE. It finally ended at Rs 1,450.45, up 2.13 per cent.

Shares of the firm climbed 2.07 per cent to Rs 1,449 apiece on the NSE.

The company added Rs 12,563.63 crore, taking its market valuation to Rs 6,02,410.10 crore.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 855.30 points or 1.09 per cent to settle above the 79,000 mark at 79,408.50. The NSE Nifty climbed 273.90 points or 1.15 per cent to close at 24,125.55.

 

India's second-largest IT company Infosys on Thursday reported an 11.7 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 7,033 crore for the March quarter, mainly on account of compensation to employees and acquisitions during the reported period.

It had posted a profit (attributable to owners of the company) of Rs 7,969 crore in the year-ago period.

Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh said the company has guided for a revenue growth of 0-3 per cent in constant currency terms in the current fiscal year due to uncertainty in the environment.

Its CFO Jayesh Sanghrajka said the company is on track to hire 20,000 freshers this fiscal year, as announced earlier.

Revenues for the quarter under review came in at Rs 40,925 crore, 7.9 per cent higher than Rs 37,923 crore in Q4 FY24.

Sequentially, the company's profits rose 3.3 per cent, but revenues declined 2 per cent.

For the full FY25, profits saw a marginal increase of 1.8 per cent to Rs 26,713 crore, according to a regulatory filing.

Stock markets were closed on Friday for 'Good Friday'.