HCL Tech Q3 Results: ₹12 Dividend Mila, $109M Labour Code Cost Ke Saath

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Overview

HCL Technologies ne Q3 mein employee count almost same rakha, 2,852 freshers add kiye. Tech giant ne ₹12 per share ka interim dividend declare kiya. Net profit 3.8% gira, $109 million ke one-time labour code cost ke karan, jabki revenue 6% sequentially badha.

HCL Technologies ne third quarter ke liye financial results announce kiye hain, jisme employee base stable raha aur 261 workers ka net decline hua. IT major ne quarter mein 2,852 freshers ko welcome kiya, jisse fiscal year ke liye total fresher additions 10,032 ho gaye.

Q3 Financials Aur Cost Impact

Revenue mein 6% ka sequential growth hua, jo ₹33,872 crore raha, market estimates se thoda behtar. Lekin, net profit quarter-on-quarter 3.8% kam hokar ₹4,076 crore ho gaya. Iska main reason ₹956 crore ($109 million) ka ek bada one-time cost tha jo new labor code provisions ke under aaya hai. Chief Executive C Vijayakumar ne kaha ki yeh ek one-time charge hai aur aage iske ongoing costs kam hi rahenge.

Dividend Payout Aur Shareholder Returns

Company ke board ne ₹12 per share ka interim dividend approve kiya hai. Is payout ke baad 12-month total ₹54 per share ho gaya hai, jo net income ka 88.8% distribution hai. Diluted earnings per share 12 mahino mein ₹63.35 the, jo labor code impact ke baad ₹60.70 ho gaye.

Employee Growth Aur Fresher Hiring Surge

Net employee count stable hone ke bawajood, freshers ki badi sankhya mein entry early-career talent acquisition mein strategic push dikhati hai. Yeh company ke is fiscal year mein fresher hiring ke predictions ke saath match karta hai.

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