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Infosys Q2 revenue up 3.3% with broad-based growth

Infosys Q2 revenue up 3.3% with broad-based growth

Danny Romero
| October 17, 2024
Infosys Arizona headquarters-Credit: Infosys
Infosys Arizona headquarters (Credit: Infosys)

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India-based IT services giant Infosys (NYSE: INFY) reported revenue of 409.86 billion rupees (US$4.88 billion), up 3.3% in constant currency and year on year, in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30. Sequential growth stood at 3.1%.

On a reported basis, the IT services firm reported year-on-year revenue growth of 5.1% as measured in Indian rupees.

Gross profit improved by 4.6% to INR 125.12 billion (USD 1.48 billion).

Salil Parekh, CEO and managing director, said in a press release, “We had strong growth of 3.1% quarter on quarter in constant current in Q2. The growth was broad-based with good momentum in financial services.”

By business segment, manufacturing saw the biggest year-on-year growth in constant currency at 12.3%. This was followed by energy, utilities, resources and services (10.9%). Declines were reported in the retail (-9.6%) and “others” segment (-1.2%).

By geography, North American revenue made up 57.4% of the company’s business in Q2. Revenue fell by 2.7% in constant currency.

Revenue in Europe grew by 15.5%, while revenue in India increased by 16.0% and 3.8% in the rest of the world.

Overall, the number of employees in Q2 2025 totalled 317,788, down from 328,764 in Q2 2024.

(INR millions)

Q2 2025

Q2 2024

Change

Constant currency

Q2 2025 (USD millions)

Revenue

409,860

389,940

5.1%

3.3%

4,875

Gross profit

125,120

119,630

4.6%

-

1,488

Gross margin

30.5%

30.6%

-

-

-

Operating profit

86,490

82,740

4.5%

-

102

Operating margin

21.1%

21.2%

-

-

-

Net profit (before minority interest)

65,160

62,150

4.8%

-

775

First-half revenue grew at 2.9% year over year in constant currency. Operating margin for the first half was at 21.1%.

CFO Jayesh Sanghrajka said, “We continue to focus on accelerating revenue growth with a sharp focus on margin performance. Operating margins for the quarter was at 21.1%, driven by continued benefits from value-based pricing and utilization despite higher employee payouts. Our focus on cash generation resulted in another quarter of over 100% free cash flow conversion to net profit.”

Share price and market cap

On Thursday, Infosys shares closed in the US at $22.66, down 1.05% on the day and 3.49% below its 52-week high of 23.48, set on 28 August 2024. The company has a market cap of USD 97.01 billion.