IT services provider HCL Technologies on Wednesday said it will hire 5,000 people this year.
"We had raised a debt of $585 million for acquiring Axon which is maturing in December 2009. We have a cash position of $412 million. We will pay the debt out of the cash and raise a small debt," HCL Technologies Executive Vice-President (Finance) Anil Chanana said. HCL had acquired Axon for pound 441 million ($678 million) in December last year, funded partly by a short-term loan of $585 million.
IT services firm HCL Technologies on Thursday reported a 14.4 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 1,926 crore (Rs 19.26 billion) for the quarter ended March.
HCL Technologies on Tuesday reported a 3.6% increase in net profit at Rs 1,683 crore (Rs 16.83 billion) for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.
Consolidated dollar revenue $1,321 million, up 4% q-o-q.
After another profitable quarter, Anil Chanana, chief financial officer, HCL Technologies, tells Karan Choudhury that customer confidence is at an all-time high.
'The key is to keep the growth sustainable over a period of time.'
HCL Tech is confident of sustaining margins in FY15.
India's fourth largest software services firm HCL Technologies on Thursday reported a 53.7 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,834 crore (Rs 18.34 billion) for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2014.