The combined market valuation of six of the top 10 valued firms eroded by Rs 1,40,478.38 crore in a holiday-shortened week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys taking the maximum hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark declined 1,156.57 points or 1.55 per cent. Stock markets were closed on Wednesday on account of Ram Navami. While Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) were the gainers from the top-10 pack, TCS, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, ITC and Hindustan Unilever suffered erosion in their valuation. The market valuation of TCS tanked by Rs 62,538.64 crore to Rs 13,84,804.91 crore, the most among the top 10 firms. Infosys faced an erosion of Rs 30,488.12 crore from its valuation which stood at Rs 5,85,936.45 crore. Shares of Infosys on Friday ended nearly 1 per cent lower after the company's revenue growth guidance for FY25 failed to meet market expectations. The market capitalisation (mcap) of
India's largest IT services companies Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro saw a staggering 64,000 employees exiting in FY24, amid a weak demand environment globally and tighter tech spends by clients. Wipro, which announced its Q4 earnings on Friday, reported a fall in headcount numbers to 2,34,054 as of March 2024, against 2,58,570 in the year-ago period. Headcount declined by 24,516 during the financial year ended on March 2024. "...immediate headcount reduction has happened primarily driven by the market and demand environment as well as the operational efficiency which we have driven, which is reflective in our margins," Saurabh Govil, Chief Human resources officer at Wipro said. In the long term, as the company moves into more IP-based platform and Artificial Intelligence (AI), there could be divergence coming in terms of headcount growth, he added. India's IT services industry - a USD 254 billion powerhouse - has been feeling the heat of global macroeconomic ...
Tata Consultancy Services has topped the LinkedIn's latest list of top companies to work for in India, followed by Accenture and Cognizant in the second and third place respectively. Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday released the 2024 Top Companies list for India wherein IT companies bagged the top three ranks, while financial services firms dominated the list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector. The 8th edition has derived insights from LinkedIn data, and lists the top 25 large companies, 15 best mid-size companies, and provides insights on in-demand skills, top locations, and the largest job functions within these companies. Amongst large companies (500+ employees in India), Tata Consultancy Services retained its top spot this year, followed by Accenture and Cognizant. Continuing the trend from last year, financial services dominated the 2024 list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector including Macquarie Group (4th place), Morgan Stanley (5th), an
IT company has trained 300,000 employees in basic foundational AI skills
Having exited FY24 with an operating profit within its aspirational band, the country's largest IT services company TCS will be looking at expanding further on the key metric and take it "as close to" 28 per cent as possible, a top company official has said. "We just entered that (aspirational) range. So, we would aspire to stay here or at least go up as close to 28 (per cent) as possible. We do believe that there are a little more headroom left for us to increase our (margins)," TCS Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director K Krithivasan said. There are a slew of levers available to widen the number like fixing the pyramid, mix pushing its utilisation, and also upping deal pricing, Krithivasan told PTI in an interview. Asked about pricing, which was marked out as a key to improve margins further by its Chief Financial Officer Samir Seksaria in the post-earnings call last Friday, Krithivasan said the company has not faced any troubles on it despite a series of headwinds in its k
Tata Consultancy Services employs around 1,700 professionals in Londrina and will be generating more than 1,600 new jobs through this centre
The company said it is expecting a "better" fiscal 2025 on a robust deal pipeline including a record $13.2 billion worth of orders in the reporting quarter
Stocks to watch on Monday, April 15, 2024: IT shares, led by TCS, are expected to be in focus after the Tata group IT major reported better-than-expected Q4 numbers.
Milind Lakkad says TCS has begun FY25 campus hiring and given offer letters to 11,000 freshers
Yet, positioned for revenue growth with recent strong deals, driven by a strengthening US economy
India, UK drive IT company's growth in the quarters as US business continues to be subdued
The company announced an interim dividend of Rs 28 per share.
Earlier in the day, the stock soared as much as 0.77 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 4,013.25
TCS has faced accusations of favouring H-1B visa holders over American workers, with discrimination claims related to race and age being levelled against the company
Reversal of furloughs and incremental contribution from the BSNL deal and other deals will fuel the revenues
January-March quarter, is considered to be a soft quarter, and will continue to see the headwinds that the sector has been facing. And the sector will enter the new financial year on a weak footing
With the industry facing low demand, several of the large IT firms have been looking at ways to cut costs
Country's largest IT services company TCS on Friday said it has trained 3.5 lakh employees in generative AI skills. The company, which had in January announced that 1.5 lakh staffers are trained in the skill sets of what is said to be the biggest opportunity for IT services firm in the future, has now taken the number up to over half its employee base. "With over 350,000 employees trained on foundational skills in GenAI, TCS is well-poised to build one of the largest AI-ready workforces in the world," an official statement said. In 2023, it had become the first technology company to create a dedicated business unit for AI and cloud to address the growing needs of customers for cloud and AI adoption. TCS' work till now includes application of GenAI to enhance customer experience for airlines featuring natural conversations with customers when their flight is delayed or cancelled, and alternative routing options. It has also tapped into GenAI capabilities to streamline and simplify t
Of top 10 companies in Rekha Jhunjhunwala's portfolio total 8 stocks have given positive returns; while Metro Brands and Fortis Healthcare recorded negative returns of 11 per cent and 4 per cent
IT services and consultation company Tech Mahindra said it plans to merge its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Born Group and Tech Mahindra (Americas), to synergise business operations, optimise operational cost, and reduce compliance risks. The merger is subject to regulatory approvals in the country of incorporation. According to a regulatory filing, the appointed date of the plan of merger is April 1, 2024. "A Plan of Merger of Born Group, Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the Company with its parent company viz. Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc., a wholly-owned material subsidiary of the Company, has been approved by the respective companies on Friday, 22nd March 2024," the company said. While BORN specializes in providing Brand strategy, visual design, brand identity exploration, and more for digital products, mobile apps, and physical products in the US, TMA provides computer consulting, programming support services and IT Management & Consulting Services. Tech Mahindra