Wipro Q4 results tomorrow: IT major expected to report muted earnings; FY25 guidance, new CEO's plans eyed

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Wipro is estimated to report a consolidated net profit of ₹2,746 crore Q4FY24, registering a muted growth of 1.92% from ₹2,694.2 crore in Q3FY24. The company’s IT services revenue is expected to see a sequential growth of 0.18% to $2,661 million from $2,656 million, while in rupee terms, the revenue may fall by 0.28% to ₹22,141 crore from ₹22,205.1 crore, quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), due to macro impact and continued softness in verticals, as per average estimates of five brokerages.

Also Read: Q4 results preview: IT sector likely to report muted revenue growth with stable margins; all eyes on FY25 guidance Consulting business continues to be weak, owing to cut down in discretionary spends and reprioritizing of projects. JM Financial expects -0.2% constant currency (CC) revenue growth with a 25 bps cross currency tailwind translating into flat QoQ USD revenue growth for IT Services.

CC growth will likely be in the upper half of the guided band of - 1.5% to 0.5%. Operating performance of Wipro in Q4 is also expected to remain muted as IT services earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) is estimated to fall 1.34% to ₹3,495 crore from ₹3,542.6 crore, QoQ.

EBIT margin may remain stable at 15.9% as against 16% in the December quarter, as per the estimates, due to two month incremental impact of wage hike, while cost efficiency program is expected to largely offset the wage hike impact. Also Read: Wipro appoints Malay Joshi as CEO of its largest market Americas 1 Wipro is expected to guide for a decline of 1% QoQ to growth of 1% QoQ in IT services' USD sales in CC terms for Q1FY25.