In the fourth quarter of 2017-18, the digital segment accounted for 23.8% of TCS' overall revenues, which grew at a healthy rate of 42.8% on a year-on-year basis
On the equity volume front, 766,000 shares of the company were traded on BSE and over 9.1 million shares changed hands at NSE during the day
Premium for buyback likely to be lower than last year, say analysts
The stock was up 3% at Rs 1,830 on the BSE in early morning trade after the IT major said that its Board will consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares of the company, at its meeting on June 15
The company had bought back 56.14 million equity shares, representing around 3% of its total equity for around Rs 160 billion
Software services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has expanded its agreement with M&G Prudential, which will expand the deal size to more than USD 1.2 billion. TCS had announced its 10-year partnership with M&G Prudential in January this year, which was worth USD 690 million. Under the deal, the administration of over four million life and pensions contracts were moved from Capita (Prudential's previous partner) to TCS' Diligenta. "The agreement has now been expanded to cover an additional 1.8 million customer policies which will move from M&G Prudential to TCS, bringing the total number of policies covered by the partnership to 5.8 million, and is worth an additional 500 million pounds (USD 668 million) over the term of the contract," TCS said in a statement today. Around 400 roles from M&G Prudential across a number of UK sites are expected to be transferred under the TUPE (transfer of undertakings) arrangements to the TCS' UK subsidiary, it ...
The company's cash-distribution plan is one of the primary drivers of its investment strategy rather than returns maximization, Gopinathan said
TCS market-cap hit Rs 7.03-trillion after the stock hit new high of Rs 3,674 on the BSE in intra-day trade.
The stock hit record high of Rs 3,585, up 2.4% after the company has fixed June 2, 2018 as the record date for determining the entitlement of members to receive bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1.
Some of the immediate financial needs that face the company include repaying the debt of Tata Teleservices before it is merged with Bharti Airtel
TCS' market value on a closing basis slipped to $98.1 billion, it is still more valuable than its US-listed rival Accenture
TCS hit record of Rs 3,557 on the NSE in the intra - day deal, pushing market captialisation above the $100 billion mark. TCS stock still lags behind its peers in IT sector
TCS CEO and Managing Director Rajesh Gopinathan said Business 4.0 is thought leadership framework to help customers leverage digital technologies to address their growth and transformation agendas
The stock dipped 6% to Rs 2,872 on the National Stock Exchange after the promoter Tata Sons sold around 1.5% stake in information technology (IT) major through block deals
BFSI weakness, likely higher US tax rates and a strong rupee do not justify the stock's peak valuations
Firm is market leader in processing insurance policies in UK, has entered US with Transamerica deal
In past four weeks, TCS had outperformed the market by gaining 9% as compared to 3.8% rise in the Nifty 50 index till Thursday.
The IT giant has been re-branding itself as a digital-first technology service provider
The two companies had struck a 10-year deal in 2008 for $1.2 billion, which was expanded to $2.5 billion in 2013
N GANAPATHY SUBRAMANIAM, chief operating officer at Tata Consultancy Services, talks to Romita Majumdar & Ayan Pramanik. Edited excerpts:You have fairly met expectations. Is this what is going to happen in the future -- lower growth but companies will meet expectations? We are very proud of what we did in a market where there are a lot of uncertainties. A bit lower than what analysts predicted. Of the 170 basis points (bps) movement, a significant movement (120 bps) came out of operational efficiencies and 50 bps due to the currency (movement). The deal signings have been good, client metrics have been good. Overall, a very satisfactory quarter, both in terms of growth and efficiencies. Two verticals -- BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) and retail -- typically spend a lot on technology. In the retail front, there are sectoral weaknesses. In our client base perspective, we have bottomed out and from here on, should see an uptick, barring some bankruptcies and some ...