TCS Q4 Results LIVE Updates: PAT meets expectations at Rs 12,434 crore, Tata group firm declares dividend; CEO K Krithivasan mentions global macro uncertainty
TCS Q4 Results FY24 Live Updates: Tata group IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported its financial results for the January-March period (Q4 FY24) on Friday, April 12, kicking off a new corporate results season for India Inc. With that, TCS became the first Nifty50 company to report its financial results for the fourth and final quarter of the financial year 2023-24. Catch all the latest updates on the much-anticipated event.
Here's a summary of the IT giant's fourth-quarter earnings report:
Metric (consolidated)
Actual
Expectations (Zee Business poll)
Q4 FY24
Q3 FY24
Q4 FY24
Net profit
Rs 12,434 crore
Rs 11,058 crore
Rs 12,200 crore
Revenue
Rs 61,237 crore
Rs 60,583 crore
Rs 61,800 crore
Dollar revenue
$736 million
$7,281 million
$7,452 million
EBIT
Rs 15,918 crore
Rs 15,155 crore
Rs 15,450 crore
Margin
26%
25%
25%
Catch all the latest updates on the fourth-quarter earnings report of the Tata group IT giant, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), here:
TCS Q4 Results FY24 Live Updates: Tata group IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported its financial results for the January-March period (Q4 FY24) on Friday, April 12, kicking off a new corporate results season for India Inc. With that, TCS became the first Nifty50 company to report its financial results for the fourth and final quarter of the financial year 2023-24. Catch all the latest updates on the much-anticipated event.
Here's a summary of the IT giant's fourth-quarter earnings report:
Metric (consolidated) | Actual | Expectations (Zee Business poll) | |
Q4 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | |
Net profit | Rs 12,434 crore | Rs 11,058 crore | Rs 12,200 crore |
Revenue | Rs 61,237 crore | Rs 60,583 crore | Rs 61,800 crore |
Dollar revenue | $736 million | $7,281 million | $7,452 million |
EBIT | Rs 15,918 crore | Rs 15,155 crore | Rs 15,450 crore |
Margin | 26% | 25% | 25% |
Catch all the latest updates on the fourth-quarter earnings report of the Tata group IT giant, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), here:
Latest Updates
TCS Q4 Results LIVE Update: TCS has maintained crucial position with clients, observed decent revenue growth, says Gartner analyst
Biswajit Maity, Senior Principal Analyst at Gartner, says that TCS showcased strong growth this year with profits going up.
"One of its main strengths is how it focuses on its customers, building strong and long-lasting relationships with them. TCS is flexible in how it works with clients and makes sure negotiations are fair, especially during tough times like when there are changes or contracts need renewing. With the recent large deals and these attributes, TCS has maintained its crucial position with its clients and has observed decent revenue growth," says Maity.
"As TCS targeting for the large deals, TCS needs to closely monitor its services to ensure that the substantial increase in workload does not adversely affect the overall quality of service promised to its clients," the analyst adds.
TCS Q4 Results: Pleased to announce annual increments for our workforce, says Tata Consultancy Services Chief HR Officer
"We are pleased to announce the annual increments for our workforce, as we have done consistently every year, with top performers receiving double digit hikes," says Milind Lakkad, Chief HR Officer, TCS.
"The reduced attrition, at 12.5 per cent, enthusiastic response to our campus hiring, increased customer visits and employees returning to the office have resulted in great vibrancy in our delivery centres and elevated morale of our associates," says Lakkad.
TCS Results LIVE Update: Strong finish to FY24 for TCS on the back of record deal wins & robust margins
Here are some highlights of the financial year 2023-24:
- Order book total contract value (TCV) at all-time high of $42.7 billion (record Q4 TCV at $13.2 billion)
- Revenue at Rs 2,40,893 crore, up 6.8 per cent YoY (constant currency growth at 3.4 per cent)
- Growth led by the UK (+10.1 per cent) and regional markets (+19.8 per cent)
- By verticals, growth led by
- Energy, resources and utilities (+12.6 per cent)
- Manufacturing (+7.3 per cent)
- Life Sciences & Healthcare (+4.8 per cent)
- Operating margin at 24.6 per cent
- Net margin at 19.3 per cent
- Net income at Rs 46,585 crore per cent, up 10.5 per cent YoY
Margins and net income exclude one-time charge of $125 million towards legal claim settlement
TCS Results LIVE Update: CFO Samir Seksaria says company's disciplined approach to operations helped it expect its industry-leading margin in FY24
"In a challenging environment, we persisted with our long-term investments in workforce reskilling, research and innovation," says Samir Seksaria, Chief Financial Officer, TCS.
Seksaria also says the company will "continue to drive efficiencies and competitiveness to capture opportunities for growth with profitability".
TCS Q4 Results LIVE Update: Broad-based deal wins across industries & geographies aid quarterly performance, says Tata Consultancy Services COO
TCS COO and ED N Ganapathy Subramaniam says the company's Q4 performance is robust with broad-based deal wins across industries and geographies.
"Our products and platforms business sparkled with the mega deal win at Aviva and emerging markets had another stellar growth quarter demonstrating the power of TCS’ diversified portfolio," Subramaniam adds.
TCS Q4 Results LIVE Update: TCS won 461 patents in March quarter
Here's a research & innovation update from the Mumbai-based IT major:
- As of March 31, 2024, TCS has applied for 8,040 patents
- It has been granted 3,919 patents
Out of those, the Tata group IT giant has applied for and has been granted 188 and 461 patents in Q4.
TCS Q4 Results LIVE Update: TCS workforce at 6,01,546 as of March 31
IT services attrition at the company is recorded at 12.5 per cent, on a last-12-month basis.
Here are some key metrics shared by TCS:
• Employee headcount: 6,01,546
• Diversity: 152 nationalities; 35.6% women
On a YTD basis, "TCSers have clocked 51 million learning hours, and acquired 5 million competencies", says the IT firm.
TCS Q4 FY24 Results Live Update: CEO K Krithivasan says record order book, 26% operating margin validate robustness of company's business model, execution excellence
TCS CEO and MD K Krithivasan says: “We are very pleased to close Q4 and FY24 on a strong note with the highest ever order book and a 26 per cent operating margin."
"In an environment of global macro uncertainty, we are staying close to our customers and helping them execute on their core priorities with TCS’ portfolio of offerings, innovation capabilities and thought leadership," the TCS CEO adds.
File photo | Image credit: TCS.com
TCS Q4 Results LIVE Update: Tata Consultancy Services registers 5.0% EBIT growth
The country's largest IT company, by sales and by market value, logs fourth-quarter earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of Rs 15,918 crore as against Rs 15,155 crore for the October-December period.
What does EBIT mean?
EBIT is a key financial metric that showcases a company's operational profitability. By excluding interest and taxes from the equation, EBIT provides a clearer view of a company's core profitability before accounting for external financial factors.
It serves as a crucial metric for investors and analysts to assess a company's operational efficiency and performance.