BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Wipro Ltd on Wednesday forecast higher revenue growth from IT services on the back of a strong project pipeline, and said margins likely bottomed out after higher expenses dented June-quarter profit.
Analysts at the brokerage expect the company to deliver a 17 per cent dollar revenue growth annually between FY22-24
Earlier in May, analysts at JP Morgan had downgraded the Indian IT sector citing growth concerns. Rising margin headwind in the near-term, JP Morgan had said then, was one of the key concerns.
The IT major indicated that clients in Europe are more cautious on tech spends given the possibility of deeper recession and ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, leading to delays in decision making
Most analysts forecast a nearly 20 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in Infosys' revenue during the second quarter of the financial year 2021-22 (Q2FY22)
Work-from-home and increased local hiring should help mitigate its impact
Firms drawing higher revenue from software products and platforms have edge over peers
The state government is keen to rope in IT and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) firms who are keen to expand footprint but mindful of the costs of organic growth
The growth will be at par with the 9.1 percent growth achieved by the sector in FY19, according to industry lobby Nasscom
Aided by currency movements, operational efficiency and automation, IT companies are expected to report improvements in EBIT margins in the January-March quarter of FY18
V Balakrishnan said Indian cos' ability to grab growth opportunities is critical
The technology industry in the country started as a services business to handle outsourced work from Western organizations