Margin pressure, demand slump: why Q3 will reset expectations of Indian IT companies
Synopsis
IT margins have been slowing down and companies are trying to prop them up. But as clients cut spending, they are unlikely to agree to upward revisions in pricing. Moreover, if clients move to consolidate their vendors, margins will come under more pressure.
After the second-quarter results in October 2022, Indian information technology (IT) companies had flagged heightened caution among clients as their largest markets — the US and Europe — were grappling with inflation and economic uncertainty.The October-December quarter has always been seasonally weak for IT companies. Deal-making slows down during Q3 and large verticals like retail freeze their technology operations in preparation for the
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