Shares of Infosys were down 6 per cent at Rs 1,320 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday a day after the IT giant posted a 17 per cent year-on-year growth in net profit at Rs 5,076 crore for the March quarter of the financial year 2020-21 (Q4FY21) as against Rs 4,321 crore posted in the same period last fiscal. Also on account of profit booking and in the overnight trade, Infosys ADR plunged 6 per cent to $1731 per share.
Consolidated revenue from operations grew by 1.5 per cent sequentially to Rs 26,311 crore, while consolidated revenue in constant currency grew by 2 per cent and the topline growth in dollar terms was at 2.8 per cent quarter-on-quarters. Infosys’ board has also approved a Rs 9,200 crore buyback of equity shares from the open market. The company will buy back shares at a maximum of Rs 1,750 apiece, a premium of 25% on the current market price of Rs 1,398 apiece and also recommended a final dividend of Rs 15 per equity share.