01/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/09/2025 05:48
Highlights
Press release
MUMBAI, January 9, 2025: Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) reported its consolidated financial results according to Ind AS and IFRS, for the quarter ending December 31, 2024.
Highlights of the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024
*excludes settlement of legal claim
K Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, said: "We are pleased with the excellent TCV performance in Q3 which was well-rounded across industries, geographies and service lines lending good visibility to long-term growth. BFSI and CBG returning to growth, continued stellar run of Regional Markets and early signs of revival in discretionary spend in some verticals give us confidence for the future. Our continuing investments in upskilling, AI/Gen AI Innovations and partnerships sets us up to capture the promising opportunities ahead."
Samir Seksaria, Chief Financial Officer, said: "In a quarter that saw significant cross-currency volatility, TCS's strong execution, cost management and deft currency risk management helped deliver healthy margin improvement and free cash flows. Disciplined investments in talent and infrastructure should lend good support to long-term business growth."
Milind Lakkad, Chief HR Officer, said: "We promoted over 25,000 associates this quarter which brought the total promotions this financial year to more than 110,000. We continue to invest in employee upskilling and overall well-being. Our campus hiring for the year is going according to plan and preparations are afoot to onboard a higher number of campus hires next year".
Q3 FY25 Segment Highlights
Growth by Domain
Industry |
Composition (%) |
Y-o-Y CC Growth |
|
Q3 FY24 |
Q3 FY25 |
||
BFSI |
31.7 |
30.5 |
0.9 |
Consumer Business |
15.7 |
15.3 |
1.1 |
Life Sciences & Healthcare |
10.9 |
10.1 |
- 4.3 |
Manufacturing |
8.7 |
8.4 |
0.4 |
Technology & Services |
8.4 |
8.0 |
- 0.4 |
Communication & Media |
6.7 |
5.8 |
- 10.6 |
Energy, Resources and Utilities |
5.7 |
5.6 |
3.4 |
Regional Markets & Others |
12.2 |
16.4 |
40.9 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
4.5 |
Growth by Markets
Geography |
Composition (%) |
Y-o-Y CC Growth (%) |
|
Q3 FY24 |
Q3 FY25 |
||
Americas |
|||
North America |
50.6 |
47.7 |
- 2.3 |
Latin America |
2.1 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
Europe |
|||
UK |
16.4 |
16.6 |
4.1 |
Continental Europe |
15.0 |
13.9 |
- 1.5 |
Asia Pacific |
7.8 |
7.8 |
5.8 |
India |
6.1 |
9.8 |
70.2 |
MEA |
2.0 |
2.3 |
15.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
4.5 |
Services
Clients prioritized initiatives that accelerated technology modernization, factory of the future, business transformation, technology simplification and sustainability.
Cyber Security, AI.Cloud and TCS Interactive led the growth this quarter.
Win themes across key deals involved manufacturing IT operations, managed services, Operating model transformation, vendor consolidation, CX transformation, legacy modernization, and Gen AI led transformation.
With increased regulatory scrutiny and legislative action, responsible AI adoption is top of mind for our clients. We have launched an innovative offering, TCS 5A Framework for Responsible AI with our partner AWS. This is the first of its kind in the industry. It helps identify and mitigate AI risks holistically.
Key Highlights
Customer Speak
"In a rapidly evolving industry, we are committed to becoming a champion of air transport in Europe, while fulfilling our role as a frontrunner of sustainable aviation. We are pleased to open a new and exciting chapter with our long-time partner, TCS, to make the most out of our data and new technologies to become even more data-centric and agile to meet and exceed our customers' expectations."
Pierre-Olivier Bandet, EVP & Group CIO, Air France-KLM Group
"We are happy to reinforce our partnership with TCS with the selection of TCS BaNCSTM Global Banking Platform. We remain committed to continuously innovating and enhancing customer experience. This translates into offering personalized, comprehensive, high-performing financial products and services, including the capabilities required to support the country-wide digitization and digital currency initiatives by the Kingdom of Bhutan. The selection of the TCS BaNCSTM Global Banking Platform that is designed and built on a modern technology stack with ecosystem enablers reflects this philosophy. The solution will also serve as a platform for future programs such as the implementation of AI technologies across operational workflows to boost productivity."
Dorji Kadin, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Bhutan
"Our partnership with TCS has been an important factor in driving innovation and ensuring resilience in our IT infrastructure. By continuing our collaboration, we are confident that TCS will continue to deliver the strategic insights and technological expertise required to navigate the complexities of our evolving business environment."
Louise Haurum, Chief Technology Officer, Telenor Denmark
"This renewed agreement positions us to leverage TCS's cutting-edge technologies and innovations, further enhancing our operational capabilities and competitive edge. A long-term arrangement such as this ensures stability and allows us to strategically plan and allocate resources to continue bridging the financial gap for unbanked and underserved populations. This collaboration aligns seamlessly with the Government's vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayaas', driving us closer to building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Through innovation, dedication, and collective effort, we aim to bring inclusive financial services to every corner of the nation, fulfilling the aspirations of millions and contributing to India's self-reliance and growth."
Vimal Kumar Negi, General Manager, Financial Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility, BoB
"As we continue our partnership with TCS in digitalizing the IT operating model at Advantage Solutions, TCS has delivered several significant milestones in 2024, leading to the enterprise-wide rollout of the new service management tool (ServiceNow), the launch of a cognitive IT help bot, and the stabilization of RunOps for IT service desk delivery. These accomplishments have greatly improved the customer experience, as evidenced by enhanced service desk metrics such as call service rate, average speed to answer, and first contact resolution rate. The TCS deliverables have also facilitated the rapid adoption of the new digital ticketing platform and improved the accuracy of provisioning devices and accessories to Advantage field reps. I'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to for their invaluable support in helping us achieve these milestones."
Jey Perumalswamy, Vice President - Technology, Advantage Solutions Inc.
Research and Innovation
As on 31st December 2024, the company had applied for 8,549 patents, including 195 applied during the quarter and been granted 4,585 patents including 216 during the quarter.
Human Resources
TCS' workforce stood at 607,354 as on December 31st. The employee base is very diverse, with 35.3% women and with 152 nationalities.
TCSers have clocked 40.1 million learning hours and acquired 3.8 million competencies YTD. IT services' attrition was at 13% for the last twelve months.
Awards and Global Recognition
Industry Analyst Assessments
TCS was ranked a Leader in 62 competitive assessments published by leading research firms in Q3 FY25. In 5 of these, marked with an asterisk in the table below, TCS was positioned the foremost leader or ranked #1.
Analyst Firm |
Firm Wise Report Type |
Report Title |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Aftermarket Service Life-Cycle Management Systems Integrators/Business Process Outsourcing 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment* |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Workplace Services 2024 Vendor Assessment* |
Frost & Sullivan |
Radar |
Outsourced Digital Workplace Servies 2024* |
NelsonHall |
NEAT |
Quality Engineering 2024* |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Middle East and Africa Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment* |
Gartner |
Magic Quadrant |
Magic Quadrant for Custom Software Development Services |
HFS |
Horizons |
HFS Horizons: Sustainability Services, 2024 |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Nordics Digital Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Digital Talent Capability 2024 RadarViewTM |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Service Providers for Utilities Customer Operations 2024 Vendor Assessment |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Semiconductor Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
Avasant |
RADAR |
CPG Digital Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Aftermarket Service Life-Cycle Management Strategic Consulting 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Aerospace and Defense Digital Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Discrete Manufacturing PLM Strategic Consulting Services 2024 Vendor Assessment |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Discrete Manufacturing PLM Systems Integration 2024 Vendor Assessment |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Science R&D ITO Services 2024 Vendor Assessment |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Life and Annuities Insurance Digital Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
HFS |
Horizons |
HFS Horizons: Healthcare Payer Service Providers, 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Healthcare Provider Digital Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Higher Education Digital Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Media and Entertainment Digital Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
HFS |
Horizons |
HFS Horizons: The Best Service Providers for Commercial Banks, 2025 |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Financial Services Digital Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Adobe Experience Cloud Professional Services 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Digital Commerce Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
HFS |
Horizons |
HFS Horizons: IoT Service Providers, 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Digital Transformation Consulting Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 - Change Management |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Digital Transformation Consulting Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 - Europe |
Avasant |
RADAR |
SAP S/4HANA Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
Gartner |
Magic Quadrant |
Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP Services |
PAC |
Ranking Report |
SAP Services - Vendor Rankings - UK (Ranked 3rd) |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: European SAP Modernization Services 2024 Vendor Assessment |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Security Services in the AI Era 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Cybersecurity Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 - Europe |
Gartner |
Magic Quadrant |
Magic Quadrant for Service Integration and Management Services |
Avasant |
RADAR |
End-user Computing Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Intelligent Automation Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
PAC |
Ranking Report |
Business Intelligence (BI) - Vendor Rankings - UK (Ranked 2nd) |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Hybrid Enterprise Cloud Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed Cloud Services 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment |
Forrester |
Wave |
The Forrester WaveTM Infrastructure Outsourcing Services, Q4 2024 |
PAC |
Ranking Report |
Big Data - Vendor Rankings - UK (Ranked 2nd) |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Intelligent ITOps Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
NelsonHall |
Ranking Report |
Finance and Accounting Transformation: From RPA to GenAI (Ranked 3rd) |
NelsonHall |
NEAT |
F&A Transformation 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Quality Engineering (QE) Services for AI Applications and Systems PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Microsoft Azure Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
HFS |
Horizons |
HFS Horizons: Azure EcosystemTM Services Providers, 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Google Cloud Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
IDC |
Ranking Report |
Worldwide Managed Cloud Services Market Shares, 2023: Top 10 Worldwide Managed SPs (Ranked 2nd) |
PAC |
Ranking Report |
Cloud Ecosystem Services - Vendor Rankings - UK (Ranked 2nd) |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
AWS Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Generative AI Services 2024 RadarViewTM |
HFS |
Horizons |
HFS Horizons: AADA Quadfecta Services for the Generative EnterpriseTM, 2024 |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Data and Analytics (D&A) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
IDC |
MarketScape |
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Industry Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment |
Everest |
PEAK Matrix |
Wealth Management Products PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 |
Omdia |
Universe |
Omdia Universe: Payment Hubs, 2024-25 |
Avasant |
RADAR |
Blockchain Services 2024-2025 RadarViewTM |
*TCS rated #1 in the assessment.
IFRS Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2024
(In millions of $, except per share data)
Three-month period ended |
Three-month period ended |
||
Ex Adj* |
Reported |
||
Revenue |
7,281 |
7,281 |
7,539 |
Cost of revenue |
4,311 |
4,311 |
4,613 |
Gross margin |
2,970 |
2,970 |
2,926 |
SG & A expenses |
1,149 |
1,264 |
1,082 |
Operating income |
1,821 |
1,706 |
1,844 |
Other income (expense), net |
86 |
76 |
119 |
Income before income taxes |
1,907 |
1,782 |
1,963 |
Income taxes |
492 |
448 |
497 |
Income after income taxes |
1,415 |
1,334 |
1,466 |
Non-controlling interests |
5 |
5 |
8 |
Net income |
1,410 |
1,329 |
1,458 |
Earnings per share in $ |
0.39 |
0.36 |
0.40 |
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2024
(In millions of $)
As of March 31, 2024 | As of December 31, 2024 | |
Assets |
||
Property and equipment |
1,346 |
1,317 |
Right-of-use Assets |
946 |
1,087 |
Intangible assets and Goodwill |
539 |
598 |
Accounts Receivable |
5,343 |
6,099 |
Unbilled Revenues |
1,834 |
1,698 |
Invested Funds |
5,633 |
7,282 |
Other current assets |
1,092 |
1,423 |
Other non-current assets |
1,083 |
1,106 |
Total Assets |
17,816 |
20,610 |
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
||
Shareholders' Funds |
11,104 |
13,035 |
Current liabilities |
5,529 |
6,206 |
Non-current liabilities |
1,082 |
1,258 |
Non-controlling interests |
101 |
111 |
Total Liabilities |
17,816 |
20,610 |