HCL Tech, according to ICICI Securities, is expected to report 8 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) dip in dollar revenues to US$2339 million
The net profit of the company is estimated to jump up to 62 per cent year-on-year (YoY) owing to lower tax rate benefit.
For the Q1FY21, the bank is expected to report around 20 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in net profit. Besides, asset quality is seen stable owing to the moratorium being provided by the RBI
Infosys, TCS, HCL Technologies and Larsen & Toubro Infotech from the BSE IT index hit their respective record highs today
Extension of moratorium, ICICI Securities points out, till August would push recognition of pain points, thereby leading to benign slippages and stable headline non-performing asset (NPA) numbers
Infosys' revenue for the quarter under review stood at Rs 23,665 crore, up 8.5 per cent YoY.
On a sequential basis, revenue declined 5 per cent.
In US dollar terms, revenue stood at $253.2 million, down 4.1 per cent YoY and 9 per cent QoQ.
The fall in EBIT margin could be limited due to the benefit from rupee depreciation, cut in travel costs, and optimisation on variable costs, according to analysts.
Travel and Hospitality vertical contributes nearly 16 per cent to Mindtree's total revenues.
In IT services, one can expect a sequential revenue decline of 5-10 per cent due to demand compression from direct hit verticals and supply-side factors.
There was also an uptick in companies' gross debt-equity ratio on higher borrowings while profits declined for several companies last fiscal
The company also announced an interim dividend of Rs 5 per equity share.
The Street, analysts believe, appears to be focusing on recovery path which is also visible in the strong rally in the sector.
The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 68.59 crore in Q4FY20 against a profit of Rs 324 crore in Q4FY19.
The economy, for a large part of the quarter, was under lockdown, and hence the performance of companies would be muted.
Metals, mining and energy major Vedanta tops the list with asset impairment worth nearly Rs 50,000 crore since FY15 as it slashed the fair value of its investment
Although unsure of revival in demand, Chief Financial Officer Aditya Pande said there was a slight uptick in forward bookings after the lockdown was relaxed.
This will make it tough for many of them to service their fixed costs, such salary and wages, as well as interest on their loan.
At the net profit level, aided by lower interest costs, the company recorded a growth of 73 per cent on a sequential basis and nearly trebled over the year-ago period.