Shares of IT firm Mindtree jumped 6 per cent on Tuesday after the company reported a 65.7 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit for the December 2020 quarter.
The stock gained 5.96 per cent to ₹ 1,759.70 on BSE.
On NSE, it jumped 5.79 per cent to ₹ 1,760.
Mindtree on Monday reported a 65.7 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to ₹ 326.5 crore for the December 2020 quarter, and said its deal pipeline continues to be healthy and strong.
The Bengaluru-based company had posted a net profit of ₹ 197 crore in the year-ago period. Its revenue grew 3 per cent to ₹2,023.7 crore in the quarter from ₹ 1,965.3 crore in the year-ago period.
"We have been working on improving our operational parameters since last year. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, there has been a progress made that has helped us in terms of improving our margins," Mindtree Chief Financial Officer Vinit Teredesai said during an earnings briefing.
Teredesai added that this is a continuous journey that the firm will continue to pursue and it aligns with the company's strategy of delivering profitable growth.
On a sequential basis, net profit grew 28.7 per cent and revenue was up 5.1 per cent.
In dollar terms, Mindtree saw its net profit rising 59.3 per cent to $ 44.2 million, while revenue declined marginally to USD 274.1 million in the December 2020 quarter over the year-ago period.