Infosys Q4 results takeaways: Profit up 30%; FY25 revenue guidance at 1-3%

Infosys, the second largest IT exporter, on Thursday reported a 30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in consolidated web revenue at Rs 7,969 crore for the March quarter in contrast with Rs 6,134 crore in the identical quarter final yr. That is towards a flattish revenue development that analysts had been anticipating forward of Infosys quarterly outcomes. Tata Consultancy Providers, a bigger peer, reported 9 per cent YoY revenue development for the quarter.

Infosys FY25 income, margin steerage

For FY25, Infosys has guided for 1-3 per cent development in income in fixed forex (CC) phrases. This was towards its revised development steerage of 1.5-2 per cent for FY24. Infosys had urged 4-7 per cent income development for FY24, earlier than decreasing it quarter by quarter. Infosys urged margin steerage at 20-22 per cent, which was much like the FY24 steerage.

The Bengaluru-based know-how big mentioned its gross sales for the quarter was up 1.3 per cent YoY at Rs 37,923 crore towards Rs 37,441 crore. Analysts had been anticipating gross sales development in 3-4 per cent vary. The IT agency introduced a last dividend of Rs 20 and a particular dividend of Rs 28 per share for FY24.

Revenues in fixed forex phrases (CC) phrases remained flat YoY and declined 2.2 per cent. Greenback income got here in at $4,564 million, up 0.2 per cent YoY. Infosys mentioned its working margin stood at 20.1 per cent, down 0.9 per cent YoY and 0.4 per cent QoQ.

Administration commentary, deal wins

“We delivered the best ever massive deal worth within the monetary yr 2024. This displays the robust belief shoppers have in us. Our capabilities in Generative AI proceed to broaden. We’re engaged on consumer packages, leveraging massive language fashions with impression throughout software program engineering, course of optimization, and buyer assist, mentioned CEO and MD Salil Parekh.

Infosys mentioned its massive deal whole contract worth (TCV) for the quarter was $4.5 billion, with 44 per cent being web new. This was greater than $2-3 billion deal wins that analysts had been anticipating earlier.

Capital allocation coverage

Infosys introduced a last dividend of Rs 20 per share for the monetary yr 2023-24. It additionally introduced a particular dividend of Rs 8 per share. With this, Infosys has declared a complete dividend of Rs 46 for the yr if one included an interim dividend of Rs 18 per share that it introduced submit its second quarter outcomes.

The Infosys board in its assembly held on April 18, 2024 has reviewed and authorised the capital allocation coverage for the subsequent 5 years from FY25 – FY29 after considering the strategic and operational money necessities as under.

“Efficient from monetary yr 2025, the Firm expects to proceed its coverage of returning roughly 85 per cent of the free money circulate cumulatively over a 5-year interval via a mixture of semi-annual dividends and/or share buyback/ particular dividends topic to relevant legal guidelines and requisite approvals, if any.” Infosys mentioned.

Replace on monetary companies consumer
Throughout This autumn, Infosys had rescoping and renegotiation of one of many massive contracts within the monetary companies section resulting in a one-time impression of roughly 100 foundation factors in This autumn. Practically 85 per cent of the scope of the contract continues as-is.

Free money flows at 11 quarter excessive

Infosys mentioned its free money circulate (FCF) of $848 million in This autumn was highest within the final 11 quarters pushed by relentless focus to
enhance working capital cycle.

“In step with the target of giving excessive and predictable returns to shareholders, the Board has authorised the capital allocation coverage below which the corporate expects to return 85 per cent over the subsequent 5 years and progressively enhance annual Dividend Per Share”, mentioned Jayesh Sanghrajka, CFO.

“Working margin growth within the medium-term and bettering money technology proceed to stay our priorities underpinned by early success in Mission Maximus”, he mentioned.