TCS Q4 Results Highlights: Tata group IT major kicks off Q4 results season with profit lagging Street estimates, announces Rs 24 a share dividend
TCS Q4 Results HIGHLIGHTS: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — the Tata group IT major which is India's second largest company by market value — kicked off the corporate earnings season for India Inc by reporting its financial results for the January-March quarter on April 12. Tata Consultancy Services' net profit increased five per cent to Rs 11,390 crore for the quarter ended March 2023 compared with the previous three months, slightly below analysts' estimates.
According to Zee Business research, TCS was estimated to report 6.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth in net profit to Rs 11,600 crore for the final quarter of the financial year gone by. The TCS earnings report comes at a time when Indian IT companies are struggling to protect their margins owing to higher attrition inflation employee costs despite robust demand for technology.
Follow this space to catch minute-by-minute updates on the TCS Q4 results (January-March 2023) LIVE only on Zeebiz.com, along with management commentary, what to make of the latest trends in attrition, hiring and client deals for the IT giant, the views of Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi and other experts, and much more:
TCS Q4 Results HIGHLIGHTS: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — the Tata group IT major which is India's second largest company by market value — kicked off the corporate earnings season for India Inc by reporting its financial results for the January-March quarter on April 12. Tata Consultancy Services' net profit increased five per cent to Rs 11,390 crore for the quarter ended March 2023 compared with the previous three months, slightly below analysts' estimates.
According to Zee Business research, TCS was estimated to report 6.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter growth in net profit to Rs 11,600 crore for the final quarter of the financial year gone by. The TCS earnings report comes at a time when Indian IT companies are struggling to protect their margins owing to higher attrition inflation employee costs despite robust demand for technology.
Follow this space to catch minute-by-minute updates on the TCS Q4 results (January-March 2023) LIVE only on Zeebiz.com, along with management commentary, what to make of the latest trends in attrition, hiring and client deals for the IT giant, the views of Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi and other experts, and much more:
Latest Updates
TCS Q4 Results | Margin remains flat sequentially at 24.5%, misses analysts' estimate by a thin margin
The IT major's margin remains steady at 24.5 per cent for the quarter ended March 2023 compared with the previous three months.
According to Zee Business research, Tata Consultancy Services' margin for the final quarter of the financial year gone by was pegged at 24.8 per cent.
TCS Q4 Results LIVE | CFO Samir Seksaria calls 2022-23 a year of transition, says supply-side challenges abated, pandemic-depressed travel, discretionary spends normalised
"We navigated this change well, without slowing down our investments in our people, research and innovation and intellectual property," says Samir Seksaria, Chief Financial Officer, TCS. "Our longer term competitiveness remains intact, giving us industry-leading profitability even as we pursue our growth aspirations,” he adds.
TCS Q4 Results | Attrition eases to 20.1% in Q4 from 21.3% in Q3
TCS reports attrition of 20.1 per cent in IT services on an LTM or last-twelve-months basis, as against 21.3 per cent three months ago. The IT major says its workforce was at 6,14,795 as on March 31, 2023, a net addition of 821 in Q4, and 22,600 for the year.
TCS also says its workforce continues to be very diverse, comprising 150 nationalities and with women making up 35.7 per cent of the base.
TCS Q4 Results LIVE | Tata group IT giant says clients carefully calibrated spends in a challenging environment
TCS says its clients prioritised cost optimisation, vendor consolidation and automation initiatives. "In-flight technology transformation initiatives continued to be funded but with the expectation of earlier and higher RoI. Growth was led by Cloud, Cyber Security, Enterprise Application Services, and Cognitive Business Operations," TCS adds.
TCS Q4 Results LIVE | Tata group IT giant reports single-digit percentage growth in tech & services, BFSI, manufacturing, communications & media segments
Here's a look at the growth numbers, as reported by TCS on April 12:
- Retail and CPG: 13 per cent
- Life sciences and healthcare: 12.3 per cent
- Technology & services: 9.2 per cent
- BFSI: 9.1 per cent
- Manufacturing: 9.1 per cent
- Communications & media: up 5.3 per cent
TCS Q4 Results LIVE | Outgoing CEO Rajesh Gopinathan says very satisfying to look back at our strong growth in FY on top of mid-teen growth in previous year
Rajesh Gopinathan, the outgoing CEO of TCS, says: "The strength of our order book demonstrates the resilience of demand for our services and gives us visibility for growth in the medium term."
"Krithi (Krithivasan) and I are working closely to ensure that the leadership transition over the next few months is smooth and seamless to all our stakeholders, and that TCS is well positioned to capture the opportunities ahead," Gopinathan adds.
TCS Q4 Results LIVE | TCS says cash conversion strong, operating cash flow 104.1% of net income
TCS Q4 Results LIVE | Revenue growth led by UK, retail & consumer packaged goods (CPG), life sciences & healthcare segments
TCS reports revenue of Rs 59,162 crore for the three-month period, marking an increase of 16.9 per cent compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Revenue growth in constant currency terms stands at 10.7 per cent, according to the company.
TCS Q4 RESULTS LIVE | Tata Consultancy Services says K Krithivasan to take over as CEO and MD from June 1, 2023
TCS Q4 RESULTS LIVE | TATA GROUP IT MAJOR ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND OF Rs 24 PER SHARE
TCS Q4 RESULTS | REVENUE UP 1.6% AT Rs 59,162 CRORE VS Rs 58,229 CRORE IN Q3
Tata Consultancy Services' revenue for the January-March quarter comes in at Rs 59,162 crore, marking an increase of 1.6 per cent compared with the previous three months.
Its revenue growth in constant currency terms comes in at 10.7 per cent, as against 13.5 per cent for the quarter ended December 2022, according to a company statement.
Revenue in dollar terms expands 1.7 per cent to $7,195 million for the three-month period.
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TCS Q4 RESULTS | PROFIT UP 5% AT RS 11,392 CRORE VS Q3; BOARD DECLARES Rs 24/SHARE DIVIDEND
TCS shares declined 1.6% in January-March 2023, still better than Nifty50
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares lost 1.6 per cent of their value in the quarter ended March 2023, a period in which the headline Nifty50 index fell 4.1 per cent.
The IT index, however, eked out a gain of 0.3 per cent.
How TCS shares have moved over past years
As of April 12, 2023, TCS shares have grown almost 106 per cent over the past five years, a period in which the Nifty50 headline index has risen 70 per cent. However, the Nifty IT index — whose 10 constituents include TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra — has soared 120 per cent during this period.
Tata group IT major named K Krithivasan CEO Designate after CEO Gopinathan resigned in March
Today's earnings report will be the IT giant's first since the company named K Krithivasan CEO Designate after CEO Rajesh Gopinathan stepped down last month. The outgoing CEO, Gopinathan, described his stint at TCS as wonderful, saying "there couldn't be a better time to move on" and that TCS has been built on pillars of "customer centricity and employees who have always committed and given their best to the company".
Gopinathan, who resigned just a year into his second five-year term at the top helm of the company, said that he would be available to Krithivasan "100 per cent" during the transition period. Under Gopinathan's leadership, TCS shares have nearly tripled in value and revenue almost doubled, as of December 2022.
K Krithivasan and CEO Rajesh Gopinathan | Image: TCS