Overall, from a macro standpoint, the business outlook remained strong with no material impact on the BUs, except for few sub-segments, analysts said.
HCL Tech's guidance of 18-19 per cent EBIT margin in FY24, despite prevailing uncertainties and larger share of cost take out deals in pipeline, suggests good cost control measures.
ICICI Bank is slated to report its January-March quarter result on Saturday, April 22
Adds 4,480 freshers in March qtr to outstrip peers, announces dividend of Rs 18/share
RIL Q4 preview: Analysts expect steady improvement across all segments of Reliance Industries in Q4FY23, with stronger base gross refining margins, and reduced impact of windfall tax
It has also reported a significant increase in its VNB margins from 28 per cent in FY22 to 32 per cent in FY23
The company added 4,480 new employees in the quarter, while the net addition was at 3,674
Revenue from the services segment was at Rs 1,448 crore, up from Rs 984 crore a year earlier
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex was up 65 points, while the Nifty 50 added six points. Tata Motors, NTPC, Asian Paints, SBI and Bharti Airtel were the prominent gainers.
Healthy growth during the quarter was fueled by strong in-quarter execution and demand for Digital Engineering, Experience, and Cloud Transformation services.
HCL Tech Q4FY23 preview: The firm's Ebit margin is likely to decline on a QoQ basis to 18.1-18.6 per cent. This stood at 19.6 per cent in Q3FY23
Tata Communications on Wednesday posted about 11 per cent decline in the consolidated net profit to Rs 326.03 crore in the fourth quarter ending March 31, 2023. The company posted a profit of Rs 365.06 crore in the same period a year ago. The consolidated income from operations increased marginally to Rs 4,586.66 crore during the reported quarter from Rs 4,263.03 crore in the March 2022 quarter. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the company posted about 21 per cent increase in consolidated profit at Rs 1,795.96 crore compared to Rs 1,481.76 crore it posted at the end of 2021-22. The consolidated income from operations increased by 6.6 per cent to Rs 17,838.26 crore at end of 2022-23 from Rs 16,724.73 crore it posted at the end of 2021-22.
In Q3FY23, HCT Tech reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 4,096 crore, 19 per cent higher than the same quarter in FY22
CLOSING BELL: Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies, down 1.3 - 2.4 per cent, collectively accounted for a loss of 156 points on the BSE Sensex.
The country's largest private sector general insurer reported a 39.6 per cent surge in net profit to Rs 436.96 crore in Q4FY23, aided by a lower loss ratio and a dip in underwriting losses.
Stocks to Watch: ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported a 39.6 per cent surge in net profit in the January-March quarter (Q4) of FY23
Rating agency Crisil on Tuesday reported a nearly 20 per cent on-year rise in net profit to Rs 145.8 crore in the first quarter ending March 2023. The company said consolidated income for the quarter rose by 19.1 per cent to Rs 732.2 crore compared to the year-ago period. Amish Mehta, the managing director & chief executive said the company saw growth across businesses stemming from demand for insights and analytics, amid macro and global market uncertainties. However, he warned of cloudy days saying flanks of caution are building up because of the imminent slowdown in developed economies, and the lagged effect of the past repo rate hikes is expected to manifest through domestic demand in the months ahead. Corporate bond issuances grew 48 per cent by quantum in the first quarter on-year, and 8 per cent by the number of issuers. Bank credit continues to grow well, leading to healthy uptick in bank loan ratings, all this will have the economy clipping at 6 percent this fiscal.
For the whole of FY23, the firm earned a net profit of Rs 1,729 cr, up 36% from Rs 1,271 cr in FY22
The Mumbai-based insurer's March-quarter profit after tax rose to Rs 437 crore ($53.29 million), from Rs 313 crore posted a year ago
Goldman booked a $470 million loss on the sale as the bank rejigs its strategy after a foray into consumer banking, which Chief Executive David Solomon had championed for years, flopped