Infosys
INFY
reported first-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of 16 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 18 cents per share by 11%. The company’s bottom line declined 1% on a year-over-year basis.
Infosys’ fiscal first-quarter revenues increased 17.5% to $4.44 billion year over year, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.38 billion. In terms of constant currency (cc), the metric was up 21.4%.
Infosys continued to fortify its industry-leading digital capabilities amid a highly volatile economic scenario. The company witnessed solid traction for its CobaltTM cloud portfolio and other diversified digital solutions through the quarter. Large deal wins and market share expansion, driven by the accelerated digital transformation trend worldwide, remained key catalysts for the company’s growth.
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Top-line Details
Digital Revenues (61% of the total) climbed 32.8% year over year (37.5% at cc) to $2.71 billion, while Core Revenues (39%) declined by 0.5% (up 2.4% at cc) to $1.73 billion.
Revenues across India, North America, Europe and the Rest of the World regions recorded year-over-year increases of 2%, 17.8%, 21.9% and 10.5%, respectively, on a reported basis. On a cc basis, India, North America, Europe and the Rest of the World registered growth of 5.8%, 18.4%, 33.2% and 17.8%, respectively.
Segment-wise, Manufacturing registered the highest growth of 46.5%. Life Sciences, Financial Services, Communication and Retail jumped 13.5%, 9%, 24.7% and 14%, respectively. The Energy, Utilities, Resources & Services and Hi-Tech divisions recorded year-over-year revenues of 20.2% and 15.8%, respectively. Sales at the Others business segment increased by 8.1%.
Infosys added 106 clients during the fiscal first quarter. It signed multiple large deals of a contract value worth $1.7 billion.
The company reported that its clients, worth more than $100 million, now add up to 38, up from the year-ago quarter’s 34 but remained flat with the previous quarter.
Other Financial Details
Gross profit climbed 2.1% year over year to $1.30 billion. However, the gross margin contracted by 440 basis points (bps) on a year-over-year basis to 29.3%.
The company’s operating income decreased 0.8% year over year to $888 million. The operating margin declined by 370 bps to 20% year over year.
Infosys ended the fiscal first quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $1.78 billion, down from $2.31 billion recorded at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
During the first quarter, the company’s free cash flow was $656 million.
Raised Outlook
For fiscal 2023, INFYnow expects annual revenues to grow between 14% and 16% year over year at cc compared with the previous estimate of 13% and 15% year over year at cc. However, the company still expects the operating margin to be in the 21-23% range for the full fiscal.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Infosys currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Shares of INFY have plunged 13.1% in the past year.
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