HCL Tech shares tumble 10 pc; market valuation erodes by ₹46,987 cr post earnings announcement
Live MintNew Delhi, Shares of IT company HCL Tech on Tuesday slumped nearly 10 per cent after the company's December quarter earnings failed to cheer investors. "HCL Tech reported decent revenue growth of 3.8% q-o-q in cc but missed our estimates of 4.8% q-o-q in cc with largely broad performance across geos and verticals," Shaji Nair, Research Analyst, Capital Market Strategy, Mirae Asset Sharekhan, said. IT company HCL Tech on Monday reported a 5.54 per cent uptick in consolidated net profit to ₹4,591 crore for the December quarter as the CEO expressed optimism for improvement in the demand environment and discretionary spending and raised the revenue growth guidance. Revenue from operations for the quarter under review came in at ₹29,890 crore, 5.07 per cent higher than ₹28,446 crore in the third quarter of the current fiscal year.