Persistent: Persistent Systems Q4 results: Profit rises 25% to 396 cr on strong growth

Mid-tier IT company Persistent Systems on Thursday posted a 25 per cent jump in March quarter profit to Rs 395.76 crore. The Pune-headquartered company reported a net profit of Rs 315.32 crore in the year-ago period. Its revenues grew 25.2 per cent to Rs 3,242 crore from Rs 2,591 crore in the year-ago period, while operating profit margin expanded to 15.6 per cent from 14.5 per cent in the year-ago period. Its Chief Financial Officer Vinit Teredesai said the margins will further expand up to 2 percentage points in FY26. Speaking to PTI, he also added that the company is maintaining its aspiration of getting USD 2 billion in revenues by FY26, as against USD 1.4 billion in FY25 despite the ongoing uncertainties. He said it is very difficult to predict the exact outcome for the company from the shift in trade policies, and added that deal signings have become sluggish as customers adopt a cautious stance. The company's new deal signings declined to USD 517.5 million in the reporting