IT firms may revise guidance upward in second half of FY24
Live MintNew Delhi: The information technology services sector, valued at $245 billion in FY23 as per industry body Nasscom, may revise its growth guidance in the second half of this fiscal year, pinning their hopes on improving macroeconomic conditions by the end of the year. Most industry experts and analysts expected large-cap IT service providers to report drops in revenue growth, driven mostly by the banking, financial services and insurance sector’s slowdown in the North American market. Infosys, the second-largest IT services firm, projected revenue growth guidance of between 4-7% for FY24 — a steep fall from its 16-16.5% growth guidance for FY23. Industry analysts and stakeholders said that the revenue growth guidance reflects clear weaknesses, but also leaves the scope for revised growth open in the second half of the year. If we look at this in context of the weak revenue growth guidance given by most firms, it seems that most of the industry’s clients and customers are cautious, but not in panic."