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Infosys net profit marginally down at Rs 3,603 crore on quarter in Jan-Mar

The company posted a revenue of Rs 17,120 crore for the quarter.

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The country's second-largest IT services firm Infosys today reported a marginal fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,603 crore for the quarter ended March 2017 on a sequential basis. However, it reported a marginal growth on a yearly basis from Rs 3,597 crore posted in the same period last year. 

Infosys will also pay up to Rs 13,000 crore to shareholders during 2017-18 by way of dividend and/or share buyback. It has named Independent Director Ravi Venkatesan co-Chairman of the company.

Net profit came in 0.2% higher than Rs 3,597 crore in the same period previous year, according to a BSE filing by Infosys. Revenue of the Bengaluru-based company grew 3.4% to Rs 17,120 crore in the March quarter compared to Rs 16,550 crore in the same period of 2015-16, it added.

The company expects its 2017-18 revenue to grow between 6.1% and 8.1% in dollar terms and 6.5-8.5% in constant currency terms.
On a sequential basis, Infosys' net profit fell 2.8% while revenue declined 0.9%.

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka said, "Unanticipated execution challenges and distractions in a seasonally soft quarter affected our overall performance."

He added: "Looking ahead, it is imperative that we increase our resilience to the dynamics of our environment and we remain resolute in executing our strategy, path to transform Infosys and drive long term value for all stakeholders."

In US dollars, Infosys net profit was up 1.8% at $543 million for the March quarter while revenue grew 5% to $2.5 billion.

For the full year, net profit grew 4.3% to $2.1 billion while revenue was up 7.4% to $10.2 billion.

The board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 14.75 per share for 2016-17. 

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