INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wipro, the country's third largest software services company, on Tuesday reported a net profit of Rs 2,483.5 crore for the quarter ended
That marked a 1.07 per cent fall from its net profit of Rs 2,510.4 crore registered for the previous quarter
In a regulatory filing post-market hours on Tuesday, Wipro said its revenue stood at Rs 15,006.30 crore for the quarter, a decrease of 0.35
per cent compared to Rs 15,059.5 crore the previous quarter
Wipro missed analyst estimates compiled by Reuters for fourth-quarter profit partly hurt by a rise in expenses and forecast weak growth at
its biggest business segment.( Wipro investigating potential breach of employee accounts)Shares in Wipro closed 2.12 per cent lower at Rs
14,586.5 crore versus Rs 14,665.60 crore in the previous quarter.The board of directors of Wipro at its meeting held today also approved a
share buyback proposal of up to Rs 10,500 crore representing 5.35 per cent of total paid-up equity share capital
Wipro's management will buy back 32.30 crore shares at Rs 325 apiece.In dollar terms, Wipro's revenue from IT services segment rose 1.4 per
cent to $2,075.5 million while operating margin came in at 19, an increase of 4.4 per cent (YoY), Wipro said in a press release.Going ahead
Wipro has guided for revenue from IT services business to be in the range of $2,046 million to $2,087 million
This translates to a sequential growth of minus 1.0 to 1.0 per cent excluding the impact of the divestment of our Workday and Cornerstone On
Demand business which was concluded in the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the press release added.Abidali Z
Neemuchwala, CEO and Executive Director said, "Our teams have executed well on our strategy which has resulted in consistent improvement of
We have built a strong foundation for growth on the back of healthy order book and continued investments in big bet areas of Digital, Cyber
security, Engineering services and Cloud
Our customers find these investments relevant as part of their digital transformation and IT Operations landscape modernization, enabling us
to win in the market."In the quarter ended March 31, 2019 Wipro won large deals globally which included a North American financial services
company's contract to Wipro to transform its security products suite.A technology company selected Wipro to design and deliver a new level
of experience for support services enterprise agility and modernizing core IT systems by leveraging Wipro HOLMESTM and third party cloud
provider among other deals, the Bengaluru-based company added.Get the latest election news, live updates and election schedule for Lok Sabha
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