Noida-based information technology giant HCL Technology will declare its Q3 results today. The December quarter is expected to be relatively better for the company.
Here are the key expectations:
Dollar revenue growth of 2.5 percent is expected, while constant currency revenue growth on a quarter-on-quarter basis should be 1.8-1.9 percent.
Margins will be on the flatter side as a contribution of products business incremental will be offset by the wage hikes.
Profits should be up 5 percent, according to CNBC-TV18 poll.
The current guidance by HCL Technologies for FY20 stands at 15-17 percent for revenues, that includes an organic component of 10-11 percent. The street is divided on whether the company will up the guidance or not.
Ambit and BNP expect the revenue guidance to be raised by 100 basis points at the lower end. So the new guidance could be 16-17 percent.
Citi expects the organic guidance to be hiked but the overall guidance to remain unchanged, while Morgan Stanley expects no change in the guidance.
Margin guidance is likely to be maintained at 18.5-19.5 percent.