Happiest Minds Reports Strong Q2 & H1 FY26 Results; Declares Interim Dividend of ₹2.75
Happiest Minds reported strong Q2 and H1 FY26 financial results, with double-digit growth in total income and PAT. The company declared an interim dividend of ₹2.75 per share, citing disciplined execution and strategic initiatives.
The announcement of strong quarterly and half-yearly financial results, including revenue growth, profitability, and operational improvements, combined with a declared interim dividend, directly impacts investor perception and shareholder returns, making it a high-impact event.
The announcement indicates strong financial performance with double-digit growth in key metrics, improved operational efficiencies, significant project wins, positive management commentary on strategic execution and future growth outlook, and a declared interim dividend, all contributing to a positive sentiment.
* Happiest Minds Technologies Limited announced strong financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025. * For H1 FY26, total income reached ₹1,175 crore, a 13.2% year-on-year (YoY) increase, with constant currency revenue growth of 11.8% YoY. EBITDA stood at ₹244 crore with a margin of 20.8%, and Profit After Tax (PAT) was ₹111 crore, growing 10.6% YoY. * For Q2 FY26, total income was ₹595 crore, up 8.5% YoY. Operating Revenues in US$ were $65.1 million, growing 4.4% YoY and 1.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in US$. Revenue in constant currency grew 6.7% YoY and 2.3% QoQ. EBITDA was ₹120.27 crore (₹12,027 lakhs) at 20.2% of total income, and PAT was ₹54.02 crore (₹5,402 lakhs), growing 9.1% YoY. * Operational highlights include 290 clients as of September 30, 2025, with 13 new additions in the quarter. The company's workforce reached 6,554, with trailing 12-month attrition improving to 17.4% (from 18.2% in the previous quarter) and utilization at 80.7%, the best in three years. * Key project wins include multi-year deals for automation, network managed services, Gen AI for quality engineering, analytics platform enhancements, high-performance POD building, database modernization, cybersecurity posture enhancement, and process automation. * Managing Director Venkatraman Narayanan highlighted disciplined execution and prudent financial management, maintaining margins above 20% despite investments in Generative AI and a new sales organization. He also noted minimal impact from U.S. immigration policy changes due to the company's offshore-led model. * Co-Chairman & CEO Joseph Anantharaju reported robust H1 FY26 performance, attributing it to ten strategic transformations. He mentioned 22 transformative Gen AI use cases progressing into replicable projects with nearly US $50 million GBS-led sales potential, and 30 new client additions from the Net New sales unit, representing US $50-60 million revenue potential over three years. * Chairman & Chief Mentor Ashok Soota confirmed that the strategic transformations are yielding results and expressed confidence in extending the double-digit growth commitment to four years, driven by momentum in the Generative AI Business Unit and Net New accounts. * The Board of Directors, at their meeting on October 28, 2025, approved an interim dividend of ₹2.75 per equity share of face value ₹2 for the financial year 2025-26, with the record date set as November 4, 2025.
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