Hexaware Q2 CY25: Revenue impacted by delayed decisions, SMC acquisition completed
The acquisition and strategic initiatives suggest a medium-term positive impact, while the revenue shortfall and one-time charges have a short-term negative impact.
The announcement includes both positive elements (acquisition, margin improvement) and negative elements (revenue impact, one-time charges), resulting in a neutral overall sentiment.
* Hexaware Technologies' Q2 CY25 revenue growth was softer than anticipated due to delayed customer decision-making. * Despite this, the company maintains confidence in its long-term growth trajectory and ambition for $3 billion (₹24,900 crore) revenue in CY29. * Reported EBITDA is within the target range of 17.1%-17.4%. * The most significant event was the acquisition of SMC, expected to be EPS accretive from day one. SMC's expertise in setting up GCCs (approximately 30+ over the last decade) is a key strategic rationale. * A new AI-based software engineering offering was launched. * Two wins were secured for RapidX-based legacy modernization with a large airline and a large financial institution. * Vikash Jain, CFO, reported YoY revenue growth of 8.6%, led by five out of six verticals. Financial Services (FS) showed strong YoY growth. IT services grew faster at 9% compared to BPS at 4.7%. * One client was added to the >$50 million (₹415 crore) category. * Q2 saw a margin improvement of 50 bps, driven by operational improvements but offset by currency headwinds and one-time charges. * Utilization improved to 83.7% from 82.1%. * One-time charges included a Softcrylic earnout reversal ($18.5 million (₹153.42 crore) not paid), an impairment charge ($4.6 million (₹38.21 crore)) related to Softcrylic, a provision ($9 million (₹74.7 crore)) for a European client acting in bad faith, and restructuring expenses ($3.8 million (₹31.56 crore)). * The effective tax rate (ETR) for the quarter was 19%, with a full-year estimate of 24%. * R Srikrishna, CEO, noted continued softness in macros and delayed decision-making on mega consolidation deals. * FS is expected to lead growth, with TNT (Travel and Transportation) potentially outperforming. Banking shows outstanding QoQ growth. M&C will see material weakness due to macros. * The company expects Q3 to grow reasonably well, better than Q2, without assuming any large deals happening. Q4 depends on pipeline progress. * The company will give a merit increase effective July 1st.
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