Indian IT industry is one of the biggest Indian employers in China, with around 22,000 employees in the country, including locals as well as expatriates.
More than 90 per cent of staffers of most IT services firms are working from home. The companies are in no hurry to bring them back despite the relaxation in lockdown.
Outsourcing deals are either going to be renewed at a lower price or they will be delayed, say experts.
TCS will provide its global experience with extensive market presence and deep contextual knowledge of customer engagement, and digital offerings built on its Business 4.0 thought leadership framework
The firm said it was rewiring its security processes, and deploying artificial intelligence and bots to ensure there is no data leakage in its pursuit for providing seamless work from home experience.
Thus far in the month of June, it has rallied 8 per cent, as compared to 7 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
In comparison, Infosys' CEO Salil Parekh drew a pay package of $6.15 million (around Rs 40 crore) in the last financial year, a rise of 27 per cent over the previous fiscal.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bengaluru-headquartered firm, however, said that the impact couldn't be accurately predicted as the pandemic is yet to recede.
Nasscom has asked for the abolition of OSPs (other service providers) under the Department of Telecom, under which certain kinds of work (such as voice calls) cannot be shifted to employees' homes.
America accounted for 52.2 per cent of TCS' Rs 1,56,949 crore revenue in 2019-20, while 30.6 per cent revenue came from Europe.
At close of trade, the company's market capitalisation stood at Rs 1,58,902.37 crore on the BSE.
Jaguar Land Rover, a marquee entity of the Tata group, has been majorly hit by the freeze
Apart from issuing guidelines for employees with dos and don'ts, the companies are using technology-led solutions to ensure social distancing at workplaces.
Industry observers said the high level of virtualisation across most sectors has led to increased demand for various IT services.
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The Mukesh Ambani-controlled conglomerate, however, remains miles ahead of TCS in other financial parameters such as total revenue, operating profit, net worth, assets, and m-cap.
Firms drawing higher revenue from software products and platforms have edge over peers
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Till April 19, only 41 out of the 3,947 companies listed on the BSE have managed to finalise the dates for the declaration of their yearly financial results.
The numbers are largely in line with street expectations. Brokerages (on an average basis) expected net profit or profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter to fall 0.3 per cent QoQ to Rs 8,095.4 crore.