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Cons revenue is expected to rise 0.5% sequentially and 7.5% YoY to Rs 28,599 crore, according to the average of estimates of 10 brokerages. Cons net profit is likely to fall 6% sequentially but rise by 2.8% YoY to Rs 4,094 crore.
Tech Mahindra Q4 Results: Tech Mahindra reported a 41% YoY drop in March quarter net profit to Rs 661 crore. Revenue fell 6.2% YoY to Rs 12,871.30 crore. FY24 PAT was Rs 2,396.80 crore.
Analysis of Nifty Put options indicates a concentration of Open Interest (OI) at the 22,500 level, suggesting potential support. On the Call side, significant OI concentrations are observed at the 22,900 and 23,000 levels, nearing all-time highs.
Tech Mahindra\’s Q1 performance is expected to be subdued due to uncertain macro conditions and cautious tech spending. Net profit for March 2024 may decline up to 40% YoY, as per four brokerages. Revenue, too, will likely see a fall.
Investing.com– Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Tuesday as investors remained on edge ahead of earnings from some of the world’s biggest companies this week, while more cues on U.S. interest rates were also in focus.
The broader NSE Nifty climbed 151 points or 0.69% to finish at 22,147. Among the Sensex constituents, Bajaj Finance, M&M, HDFC Bank, JSW Steel, and Maruti emerged as the top gainers, registering gains of 2-3%. Infosys, HCL Tech, and TCS closed 0.6% to 1.2% lower, resulting in a 0.4% decline in the IT index.
The psychological mark of 22,000 holds intermediate support, followed by strong support of the 21,800-21,700 subzone. On the higher end, the 20-DEMA placed at 22,300, followed by a bearish gap of 22,430-22,500, is likely to act as a daunting task in the near period and an authoritative breakthrough could only re-strengthen the lost momentum to the bulls of D-Street, said Osho Krishan of Angel One.
Profit climbed to ₹7,969 crore in the March quarter, beating ET\’s poll of ₹6,103 crore. Other income buttressed the bottom-line through what turned out to be a tough year for revenue expansion, which hit the lowest pace in a decade. Headcount shrank by about 26,000, again a rarity for India\’s technology bellwether.
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Hemang Jani remains cautious on the IT sector. He says \”the only positive takeaway is that the market is already sensing that there would be a significant negative growth of about 1% to 1.8% in terms of quarterly revenue growth for Infosys. The next year guidance was anywhere from 3% to 5%, which is mediocre. So, it would be best to stay away from IT till we get more colour on growth.\”
Indian IT stocks decline, affecting benchmarks. Concerns over US Fed rates and IT demand recovery persist. Infosys\’ guidance for FY25 awaited. Market cautious pre-results, with Nifty IT Index closing below 200 EMA.