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TCS Q4 Results, What is the Result of TCS Q4?
TCS released its Q4 results which showed the company's growth in the market in India and other countries. In the article, find the Quarter 4 results of TCS and the sectors which contributed to its growth.
by Damodharan N
Updated Apr 15, 2024
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TCS Q4 Results
TCS (Tata Consultancy Service) released its Q4 results on April 12th as per the requirements of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) under the Companies Act 2013 and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
In the fiscal year 2024, TCS achieved significant milestones. The Total Contract Value (TCV) of the Order Book reached an all-time high of $42.7 billion, with a record-breaking TCV of $13.2 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4).
The full-year revenue amounted to $29.08 billion, indicating a 4.1% year-over-year (YoY) growth, with a constant currency (CC) growth of 3.4%. The growth was particularly driven by the UK, which experienced a notable increase of 10.1%, along with strong performance in Regional Markets, showing a growth of 19.8%.
By domain verticals, the growth was led by Energy, Resources, and Utilities with a remarkable 12.6% increase, for FY 2023 - 2024 followed by Manufacturing with a growth of 7.3%, for FY 2023 - 2024 and Life Sciences & Healthcare with a 4.8% increase.
The operating margin stood at 24.6%, while the net margin was 19.3%. The net income reached $5.62 billion, reflecting a robust 7.8% YoY growth.
What is the Result of TCS Q4?
In Q4 TCS, results show a revenue of $7.36 billion with 2.2% growth YoY, a net income of $1.5 billion with a growth of 8.0% YoY, and a strong operating cash flow of 100.4%. And its net operating margin is 26% at 150 bps.
The company's CEO and MD, K. Krithivasan, said that our numbers “validate the robustness of our business model and execution excellence. In the global macro uncertainty, we are providing our customers with their core priorities, innovation, and thought leadership,”.
TCS Chief HR Officer Milind Lakkad said that “good performers have given double-digit hikes, and the company has reduced attrition by 12.5%.” And its chief Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, N. Ganapathy Subramaniam, said that more “broad-based deals across various geographies and domains, like the mega-deal won at Aviva Insurance Company in the UK,” showed that the company's strong core BFSI still works like a charm.
FY 2023-24 Annual Highlights |
Q4 FY 2024 Quarterly Highlights |
Clients ($100 Mn+ band) - 62 clients (+2 YoY) |
Revenue $7.36 Bn (+2.3% YoY; CC: +2.2%) |
Clients ($50 Mn+ band) -139 clients (+6 YoY) |
Growth led by India (+37.9%), UK (+6.2%), Manufacturing (+9.7%) |
Employee Headcount - 601,546 |
Operating Margin 26.0% (YoY expansion of 150 bps) |
Diversity- 152 nationalities; 35.6% women |
Net Margin 20.3% (YoY expansion of 100 bps) |
IT Services Attrition (LTM) 12.5% |
Net Income $1.5 Bn (+8.0% YoY) |
Talent Development - 5 million competencies acquired; 73,000 Contextual Masters |
Strong Cash Conversion Operating Cash Flow 100.4% of Net Income |
Free Cash Flow $5.3 Bn |
Final Dividend per Share Proposed: ₹28 |
Shareholder Payout $5.6 Bn (dividends and buyback) |
Area of Growth By Region and Domain
TCS has grown 2.2% compared to the previous Q4 of FY23 -24 despite the global macro uncertainty which is still plagued by geopolitical tensions, climate disasters and uncertainty in govt policies due to political headwinds in most representative democracies.
Region Growth
As per its Q4 reports, the company has improved its presence across regions and domains. Its biggest region of revenue earning is the Americas, particularly North America, which has 50.0%, and Latin America, which has 2.0%, but the company’s biggest growth comes from the Indian market, which saw 6.7% for Q4 Fy2024 and 37.9% growth compared with the previous year-over-year.
Geography |
Q4 FY23 (%) |
Q4 FY24 (%) |
YoY CC Growth (%) |
North America |
52.4 |
50.0 |
(2.3) |
Latin America |
1.8 |
2.0 |
9.8 |
UK |
15.7 |
16.8 |
6.2 |
Continental Europe |
15.1 |
14.6 |
(2.0) |
Asia Pacific |
8.0 |
7.8 |
5.2 |
India |
5.0 |
6.7 |
37.9 |
MEA (Middle East and Africa) |
2.0 |
2.1 |
10.7 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.2 |
This table presents the percentages for Q4 of FY2023 and FY2024 for different geographical regions, along with the year-on-year cash conversion growth for Q4.
Domain Growth
TCS offers a lot of vertical and various domains to its customers for services, but the company's three strong performances are BFSI, consumer business, and life sciences and health care.
But for this quarter, surprisingly, the biggest growth comes from manufacturing, which has 8.8% for Q4 FY2024 and CC YOY growth of 9.7%, followed by energy resources and utilities with 5.6% for Q4 FY2024 and CC YOY growth of 7.3%.
But still, BFSI (Banking Financial Services and Insurance) dominates their market share with 31.3% Q4 FY2024 and CC YOY growth of 3.2%. Their largest mega deal with Aviva Insurance Company in the UK shows the company's mid-short-term trajectory while diversifying its vertical domain portfolios.
Domain |
Q4 FY23 (%) |
Q4 FY24 (%) |
YoY CC Growth (%) |
BFSI |
32.9 |
31.3 |
(3.2) |
Consumer Business |
16.0 |
15.7 |
(0.3) |
Life Sciences & Healthcare |
10.9 |
10.9 |
1.7 |
Manufacturing |
8.1 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
Technology and Services |
8.9 |
8.2 |
(5.6) |
Communication and media |
7.1 |
6.6 |
(5.5) |
Energy, Resources, and Utilities |
5.4 |
5.6 |
7.3 |
Regional Markets and Others |
10.7 |
12.9 |
26.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.2 |
This table shows the percentages for Q4 of FY2023 and FY2024 for different domains (industries), along with the year-on-year cash conversion growth for Q4.
TCS Q4 Highlights
In its Q4 report, TCS highlighted its book order, i.e., total contract value, and various partnerships that it had signed during FY2023–FY2024. We will see some of the significant ones. The highlights show that most are B2B contracts in the report.
- The most prominent is a 15-year expansion of partnerships with Aviva, a UK-based insurance company; this will be managed by Diligenta, a UK-based TCS subsidiary company. This will help in end-to-end policy administration for 5.5 million policies. This is a one-of-a-kind B2B agreement.
- The TCS had Euroclear Finland, a National Central Securities Depository (CSD), was in need of a platform that would help it integrate with the European Central Bank's Target 2 securities for better cross-border settlements.
- Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) and TCS had shared a long and strategic business partnership in IT, with cloud migration and driving automation to improve service transformation for its clients.
- TCS has been a long-term client of EasyJet, a European airline that is looking to transform its IT operations with new platforms. TCS will be providing assistance by using the TCS Cognix and ignio AIOps to help the client move from the physical data center to cloud-based services, which will improve the scalability of services and reduce costs.
- The company had also signed a deal with Ramboll, a Denmark-based company that wants to move its IT and services to the cloud to reduce its carbon footprint and improve its scalability.
IFRS Statements
The consolidated statements of comprehensive income that were released part of the IFRS standards are given below for March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2024
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
Year ended March 31, 2023 |
Year ended March 31, 2024 |
Year ended March 31, 2024 (Ex Adj*) |
Revenue |
$27,927 |
$29,080 |
$29,080 |
Cost of revenue |
$16,884 |
$17,335 |
$17,335 |
Gross margin |
$11,043 |
$11,745 |
$11,745 |
SG & A expenses |
$4,329 |
$4,587 |
$4,702 |
Operating income |
$6,714 |
$7,158 |
$7,043 |
Other income (expense), net |
$332 |
$451 |
$441 |
Income before income taxes |
$7,046 |
$7,609 |
$7,484 |
Income taxes |
$1,808 |
$1,963 |
$1,919 |
Income after income taxes |
$5,238 |
$5,646 |
$5,565 |
Non-controlling interests |
$19 |
$23 |
$23 |
Net income |
$5,219 |
$5,623 |
$5,542 |
Earnings per share in $ |
$1.43 |
$1.54 |
$1.52 |
*excludes settlement of legal claim the one-time charge of $125 million towards the settlement of the legal claim
Three-month Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2024
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
Three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 |
Three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 |
Revenue |
$7,195 million |
$7,363 million |
Cost of revenue |
$4,307 million |
$4,334 million |
Gross margin |
$2,888 million |
$3,029 million |
SG & A expenses |
$1,127 million |
$1,115 million |
Operating income |
$1,761 million |
$1,914 million |
Other income (expense), net |
$110 million |
$113 million |
Income before income taxes |
$1,871 million |
$2,027 million |
Income taxes |
$481 million |
$523 million |
Income after income taxes |
$1,390 million |
$1,504 million |
Non-controlling interests |
$5 million |
$8 million |
Net income |
$1,385 million |
$1,496 million |
Earnings per share in $ |
$0.38 |
$0.41 |
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As of March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2024
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
As of March 31, 2023 |
As of March 31, 2024 |
Assets |
||
Property and equipment |
$1,410 million |
$1,346 million |
Right-of-use Assets |
$919 million |
$946 million |
Intangible assets and Goodwill |
$593 million |
$539 million |
Accounts Receivable |
$5,010 million |
$5,343 million |
Unbilled Revenues |
$1,816 million |
$1,834 million |
Invested Funds |
$6,058 million |
$5,633 million |
Other current assets |
$805 million |
$1,092 million |
Other non-current assets |
$1,117 million |
$1,083 million |
Total Assets |
$17,728 million |
$17,816 million |
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
||
Shareholders' Funds |
$11,252 million |
$11,104 million |
Current liabilities |
$5,297 million |
$5,529 million |
Non-current liabilities |
$1,082 million |
$1,082 million |
Non-controlling interests |
$97 million |
$101 million |
Total Liabilities |
$17,728 million |
$17,816 million |
Note: Figures are in millions of dollars.
TCS Q4 Results - FAQs
1. What do TCS Q4 results show?
The results show that despite the slump in global macro uncertainty, the company’s numbers, business model, and excellent execution are impeccable, says CEO and MD K Krithivasan.
2. What is the biggest growth market region for TCS in Q4 2024?
The biggest growth market region is India with 37.9% compared to the previous quarter of FY 2023–24, but North America dominates overall with 50.0% market share for Q4 FY 2024.
3. Which domain saw the biggest growth for TCS in Q4 2024?
The domain that saw the biggest growth is manufacturing, which has 8.8% for Q4 FY2024 and CC YOY growth of 9.7%, followed by energy resources and utilities with 5.6% for Q4 FY2024 and CC YOY growth of 7.3%.
4. What is the operating margin for TCS in Q4?
The operating margin is 26.0%, with a YoY expansion of 150 bps.
5. What is the biggest mega-deal that TCS signed in FY 2023–2024?
The biggest mega-deal that TCS signed in FY 2023–2024 is a 15-year expansion of its partnership with Aviva, a UK-based insurance company.