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The company should be able to hold on to its margins, a function of greater revenue per employee and lower headcount growth vis-a-vis revenue growth Infosys' constant currency revenue growth guidance of 6-8% year-on-year (y-o-y) for FY19 was on expected lines. The marginal beat can be ascribed to a weaker exit in 4Q (0.6% CC) than our expectation (1.5% CC). This implies that the compounded quarterly growth rate (CQGR) will be better if the guidance is met. To meet its guidance range of 6-8% y-o-y constant currency (CC) revenue growth in FY19, Infosys will have to clock a CQGR of 1.8-2.5% in the next year. We are assuming 7.5% y-o-y CC growth factoring the guidance and incremental revenue from the acquisition. A cross-currency tailwind of 130 basis points (bps) would imply USD revenue growth of 8.8% for FY19. Net profit grew 2.4% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to Rs 36.9 billion, below our estimate of Rs 38 billion, due to an impairment loss of Rs 1 billion taken in re...

5 key takeaways from the Infosys results It does not take the markets too long to analyse Infosys’ results. Within seconds of announcement of the results, the stock price reflects what the market thinks about it. It was a poor start for   Infosys   for FY17 with the first quarter number missing analysts’ expectation on the revenue front. The markets showed their disappointment by pushing the stock 9% lower. The June quarter numbers came as a surprise, especially when market was getting complacent on Infosys beating expectations as it did in it last four quarters. Apart from revenue there are some more disappointments in the quarterly numbers. Here are five key   takeaways   from the Infosys results. 1. The company reported 2.2% QoQ growth in dollar revenues but a 1.7% growth in constant currency terms which was mainly on account of lower volume growth which grew by 2.2% as compared to 2.4% in the previous quarter. Justifying the lower-than-expected numbers, I...