HCLTech reported a net profit of ₹5,132 crore for July to September, up 21.2% from a year earlier and 11% from the June quarter.

Revenue rose 11.5% to ₹35,620 crore. The operating (EBIT) margin improved to 18.2%, up 1.31 percentage points from the previous quarter.

Deals and dividend

The company signed new deals worth $3.26 billion in the quarter. Chief executive C Vijayakumar said bookings for the first half of the year were the highest ever.

The board declared an interim dividend of ₹12 a share.