Tech Mahindra has denied social media claims that it plans large-scale layoffs, clarifying in an exchange filing that no such proposal is under consideration amid speculation of a 30,000 cut
IT services company Tech Mahindra on Monday strongly denied market speculations around a possible significant reduction in headcount. Given the speculation, Tech Mahindra said it finds it necessary to clarify that no such proposal is under consideration. The company cited calls and certain social media posts regarding a "market rumour" of a potential significant reduction in headcount. "The company has received calls and has noted certain social media posts regarding a market rumour of a potential significant reduction in headcount. "In view of the above speculation, the company on its own accord considers it necessary to clarify to the Stock Exchanges that no such proposal is under consideration and categorically denies any such market rumours," it added.
The strategy set by the new leadership three years ago at Tech Mahindra to sharpen the company's position for faster and sustainable growth is giving returns, which is getting reflected in improved operating margin and increase in large deals, a top official of the IT firm said. Tech Mahindra CEO & Managing Director Mohit Joshi told PTI that as the world is navigating through a tectonic shift towards a new era of enterprise intelligence led by AI empowered design and engineering, the company's focus is shifting from stabilisation to acceleration. The operating margin during the December 2025 quarter expanded by close to 100 basis points to 13.1 per cent, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of margin expansion for the company. Further, our commercial momentum has strengthened, with a 48 per cent increase, including large deal volumes over the past 12 months. This reinforces our belief that clients are responding positively to our sharper positioning, disciplined deal selection, .
Earlier this week, Jefferies downgraded Indian IT companies Infosys, HCLTech and MphasiS to 'hold'; LTIMindtree, TCS and Hexaware to 'underperform'.
Individually, HCLTech shares were up 3.57 per cent; Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, and Wipro were trading over 2 per cent higher
According to the shareholding pattern of top Indian IT companies, FIIs have trimmed their stake over the last one year amid growing fear that AI is causing significant disruption
The correction in the tech pack has been driven by mounting concerns among investors over the potential impact of AI on the sector's growth outlook
The correction in IT stocks has been driven by mounting concerns among investors over the potential impact of AI on the sector's growth outlook
The Nasdaq IT services basket has corrected meaningfully, dragging Indian IT ADRs lower and triggering a risk-off sentiment that has spilled into domestic markets, said ICICI Securities.
Over the past two trading sessions, the Nifty IT index has declined 7 per cent, while losses over the last seven trading days stand at 14 per cent
Analysts at Geojit Investments and Choice Broking are bullish on Tech Mahindra stock, and view the current fall as a correction rather than trend reversal.
TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems, HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree and Mphasis were down in the range of 4 per cent to 5 per cent in intra-day trade on Thursday.
Improved policy optics could encourage US enterprises to advance discretionary tech spending and GCC expansion, even though immediate revenue or margin acceleration for IT firms is unlikely.
In fiscal 2024-25 (FY25), India, according to HSBC, exported $76 billion worth of goods to the EU and bought $61 billion worth of goods from the EU
TechM's new deal wins for the quarter came in at $1.1 billion, up 47 per cent from $745 million last year. On a sequential basis, TCV was up 34 per cent.
Analysts anticipate a stronger growth recovery for IT sector in FY27 compared to FY26, driven by an improvement in demand, more stable macro conditions, increased budgetary spending and deal ramp-ups.
Revenue for the quarter grew 8.3 per cent to Rs 14,393 crore. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, revenue was up 2.8 per cent
The company's revenue from operations grew 8.34 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹14,393 crore from ₹13,285 crore in Q3FY25
Q3FY26 company results: Firms including Tata Technologies, L&T Finance, JSW Infrastructure, Jindal Saw, and Bajaj Healthcare are also to release their October-December earnings reports today
Tech Mahindra Q3 results preview: The company's revenue for the quarter under review is expected to rise 7 per cent in Q3FY26, on average, to ₹14,196 crore as compared to ₹13,286 crore a year ago.