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Stocks to Watch on Monday, January 15, 2024: HCL Technologies posted one of the highest revenue growths since Q3FY21 this quarter
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The company revised its FY24 revenue growth guidance to 5-5.5 per cent, from its earlier 5-6 per cent. It reduced its upper end of revenue growth
Indian IT companies are expected to report a "soft" third quarter with higher-than-usual furloughs weighing on revenue growth, industry watchers said cautioning that demand outlook commentary is likely to be unchanged as clients continue to scrutinise discretionary spends and prioritise cost optimisation. The big earnings week for tech heavyweights is up ahead, with the top tier IT companies slated to announce their December quarter numbers this week. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys will declare their Q3FY24 report card on January 11 (Thursday) and Wipro and HCL Technologies on January 12 (Friday). All eyes will be on management commentary from the IT pack on prevailing customer sentiments across BFSI, and technology services, as well as demand scenario panning out in key markets of the US and Europe. "We expect IT companies to report soft quarter-on-quarter constant currency revenue growth in Q3FY24 due to higher-than-usual furloughs for most companies in our coverage
Q3 IT preview: Elara Securities said that added that other large firms may witness a revenue dip of 1-1.3 per cent QoQ CC given weak seasonality
The IT majors are making changes in their pay increment structure to maintain margins at a time when the sector is going through a tough time globally
This comes days after HCL Tech crossed the market capitalisation of Rs 4 trillion on the Indian stock exchanges
Looking ahead, based on the bookings and all the deals that the company has signed, the management expects very healthy growth in Q3 and Q4
A slowdown in the IT services sector is expected to impact the growth of overall corporate earnings in the coming quarters
While automobile, banking, and other sectors can absorb IT talent, they are unlikely to generate the same hiring volume as the tech sector
Historically, there is a strong positive correlation between the growth of compensation (salary, wages, etc) in the IT sector and the growth of PFCE in the economy
IT majors - TCS, Infosys and HCL Technologies flagged concerns of slower growth going ahead after announcing the Q2 results in the last two days.
Motilal Oswal Financial Services expects HCL Tech to emerge stronger on the back of healthy demand for IMS, Digital space and Cloud services in the medium term
Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra were the biggest drag on the market performance
HCL Tech Q2FY24 results preview: HCL Tech may post a 7 per cent yearly profit growth to Rs 3,739 crore, as per an average of six brokerage estimates, while revenue is pegged to rise 8.8 per cent YoY
Nirmal Bang analysts suggest investors use the gains to pare positions if overweight, especially in the tier-2 IT pack
Among individual stocks, Morgan Stanley has maintained their overweight rating on HCLT, LTIMindtree and Infosys within the large-caps.
Banking major ANZ has selected IT services company HCL Technologies (HCLTech) for a new engagement that entails digital workplace transformations across 33 countries. HCLTech will provide ANZ with digital workplace services and experience management across end user devices and applications, including laptops, mobile phones and tablets, according to a release. The release, however, did not divulge the size of the contract bagged by HCLTech. "HCLTech, a leading global technology company, and ANZ, one of Australia's four largest banks and the largest banking group in New Zealand and the Pacific, have expanded their relationship with a new engagement that will transform ANZ's digital employee experience across 33 countries," it said. HCLTech leverages new technologies including extended reality, GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) and IoT-powered workspaces to drive experiential, sustainable and inclusive workplaces for enterprises. "We're excited to continue our long-standing
Last week, Infosys entered into an agreement valued at $1.5 billion with a global company for 15 years to offer enhanced digital services through its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions