BENGALURU, July 13 (Reuters) – Indian software services exporter HCLTech beat analysts’ expectations for first-quarter revenue on Monday, buoyed by strength in its financial services, technology and retail segments.
The country’s third-largest IT services firm posted a 13.94% year-on-year rise in consolidated revenue to 345.79 billion rupees ($3.62 billion) during the April-June quarter. Analysts, on average, estimated revenue of 343.5 billion rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG.
A weaker rupee also boosted revenue for IT firms as they bill clients in foreign currencies. The local currency depreciated by around 9% against the U.S. dollar in the June quarter.
Revenue in constant currency, or stripping out exchange-rate effects, rose 2.6%.
Analysts have lowered their expectations for India’s $315-billion IT industry as global clients cut non-essential tech spending and fears mount that advanced AI tools could disrupt software companies’ business models.
HCLTech’s quarterly net profit rose 20.3% to 46.24 billion rupees, while analysts estimated 45.12 billion rupees.
The company’s new bookings stood at $2.4 billion in the quarter, compared with $1.9 billion in the previous three-month period and $1.8 billion a year ago.
Its advanced AI revenue, or revenue it derives exclusively from providing services such as agentic AI and AI engineering to its clients, grew to $171 million from $155 million in the preceding quarter.
Last week, larger rival Tata Consultancy Services also beat quarterly revenue estimates, raising hopes for a gradual earnings recovery for the Indian IT sector.
Shares of HCLTech closed up 4.9% ahead of the results.
($1 = 95.6200 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Haripriya Suresh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
