IBM products help HCL fastest growth among five largest IT firms.
Live MintHCL Technologies Ltd on Thursday announced a 3.5% sequential increase in its dollar revenue for the January-March quarter, the highest among large companies in India’s $167 billion information technology outsourcing sector. HCL Tech’s dollar revenue improved 3.5% sequentially to $2.28 billion in the quarter, while in constant currency terms, the company’s revenue rose 3.3% on a sequential basis. “We are in a very good spot and I believe this year will be a good year for us and for the industry” “While revenue in 4Q along with FY20E revenue guidance was healthy, the higher-than-expected 4Q margin decline and 100 bps lower margin guidance for FY20E are negatives and reflect major cost pressures ahead, which necessitate sustained revenue growth in order to offset,” Harit Shah, analyst with brokerage Reliance Securities, wrote in a note, post company declaring its earnings. HCL’s show was also better than its Bengaluru-based rivals, Infosys Ltd, Wipro Ltd and TCS, which reported 2.4%, 1.4% and 2.8% sequential dollar revenue growth, respectively.