IT services giant Wipro on Tuesday said its net profit increased by 38.4 per cent to Rs 2,493.9 crore in the March 2019 quarter, and announced a Rs 10,500 crore buyback programme. The Bengaluru-based company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,800.8 crore in the January-March 2018 period, Wipro said in a BSE filing.
Its revenue from operations — under IND AS accounting norms — grew 8.9 per cent to Rs 15,006.3 crore in the period under review from Rs 13,768.6 crore in the year-ago period.
For the full fiscal (2018-19), Wipro saw its net profit increasing by 12.6 per cent to Rs 9,017.9 crore, while revenue from operations was up 7.5 per cent to Rs 58,584.5 crore.
The Wipro board has also approved a Rs 10,500 crore buyback plan under which it will buy back up to 32.3 crore shares at Rs 325 apiece, the filing added.
Shares of Wipro on Tuesday fell 2.5 per cent after the company said a few of its employee accounts were affected in an “advanced phishing campaign”. The scrip closed at Rs 281.10, 2.45 per cent lower on the BSE. During the day, it declined by 3.48 per cent to Rs 278.10. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), shares fell by 2.12 per cent to close at Rs 281.60 apiece.
In terms of traded volume, 14.28 lakh shares were traded on the BSE and over 2 crore shares on the NSE during the day.
