Oracle Financial Services Software, a majority-owned subsidiary of Oracle, saw its shares zoom 20% to hit a fresh all-time high of ₹6,103.40 apiece in today's trade. This uptick in shares was in response to the company's strong performance in Q3 FY24.
On Wednesday, the company released its Q3 FY24 earnings post market hours, reporting a 69% jump in its consolidated net profit to ₹741 crore. In the same period of last year, the company reported a net profit of ₹437 crore, and in the preceding September quarter (Q2FY24), the net profit stood at ₹417 crore.
The revenue from the operation during the December quarter came in at ₹1,824 crore, up 26% YoY and the operating profit for the quarter was ₹869 crore, up 43% YoY.
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the products business posted a revenue of ₹1,680 crore, up 29% year-over-year, while the services business posted a revenue of ₹144 crore, down 2% year-over-year.
The company signed license fees of $49.5 million during the quarter with customers in 37 countries. 19 customers went live on Oracle Financial Services Software products during the quarter, as highlighted by the company in its earnings report.
For 9MFY24, the company's consolidated net profit improved by 25% to ₹1,659 crore, while revenue from operations rose to ₹4,730 crore from ₹4,227 crore in the same period last fiscal.
Commenting on the Q3FY24 performance, "Makarand Padalkar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Financial Services Software, said, “The results demonstrate our strength in all aspects. For the quarter, we posted strong growth in revenue and profits. Our license fee signings were US$ 49.5 million across our product lines for both cloud/SaaS and on-premises deployment modes."
"For the nine months ended December 2023, our license signings were US$ 117.4 million, 76% higher than the corresponding period last fiscal. We signed a landmark cloud deal with Navy Federal Credit Union, USA, during the previous quarter, and we continue to see a robust deal pipeline across all the regions as we continue to serve the market with our product portfolio," he added.
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Meanwhile, the stock has recorded a remarkable 41% gain in the last five trading sessions (including today), contributing to an impressive January monthly gain of 47% so far. This performance surpasses its entire 2023 calendar year return of 39.34%.
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