Infosys: Infosys, the country’s second largest IT services provider, is expected to post decent topline growth in the third quarter of FY22. It is believed that it can benefit from the hybrid cloud partnership announced with German auto major Daimler in December 2020, big deals and increased growth in various verticals. At the same time, on January 12, ie today, the company can increase its guidance for the whole year. However, it is expected to struggle with a hike in the attrition rate.
Along with Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro will also release their quarterly results on January 12.
Infosys stock gave 11% return after October
The stock of Infosys has given 11 per cent returns since October 2021, which is in line with the strength of the Nifty IT index during the same period. However, its returns have been better than the benchmark Nifty50, which has given only 2.5 per cent returns.
The sentiment has been boosted by growth projections in the IT sector amid Accenture’s increase in outlook for December 2021 and increased focus on digitalisation.
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Experts expect a sequential growth of 3.7 per cent in revenue in constant currency terms and 3 per cent in dollar terms in Q3 FY22, though some seasonality may see some impact.
Sharekhan expects revenue growth of 3.7 per cent on a constant currency basis. Analysts at Sharekhan wrote, “In US dollars, revenue is expected to grow by 3.1 per cent. Growth will be fueled by one-month revenue contribution from the Daimler deal, greater adoption of digital transformation by clients and broader growth across verticals.”
Kotak Institution Equities also expects revenue growth of 3.7 per cent in constant currency terms.
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full year guidance
Analysts expect Infosys to raise its full-year revenue growth guidance with good deals and unchanged margin forecast, but announcements of big deals in Q3 FY22 may remain stagnant.
Sharekhan expects Infosys to raise its FY22 revenue growth guidance to 17.5-18 per cent, from 16.5-17.5 per cent earlier. However, the company will maintain its margin guidance at 22-24 per cent.
margin performance
“We expect a 70 bps reduction in Ebit margin on account of transition costs of the Daimler deal, then wage revision in different bands, lower employee utilization rate and higher subcontracting costs,” Kotak said.
According to Elara Capital, Ebit margin may remain flat due to wage hike (senior) and select compensation interventions.
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