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Infosys (INFY)

Q2'25 earnings call · held October 17, 2024 · compared with the Q1'25 call · management-credibility review
5/12
Disclosure score
2 high, 4 medium, 3 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story is the double-digit surge in sub-$50M deal pipeline while mega deals disappear entirely, suggesting enterprises are done with transformation theater and want incremental, measurable wins. The Street sees 'recovery' in the guidance raise, but management just committed to near-zero H2 growth (0-0.5% CQGR) despite adding headcount for the first time in six quarters. The binding constraint is their 85.9% utilization; they literally cannot grow faster without massive hiring that would crush margins. Most revealing quote: 'Is it driving the large deals? Not in itself' about gen-AI, confirming AI is still mostly talk. My view changes if Q3 shows sub-$50M deal closures actually converting to revenue at historical rates.

The 30-second version

  • Pipeline for sub-$50M deals jumped double digits QoQ while mega deals vanish
  • Revenue beat disguises a massive guidance sandbag for H2
  • They stopped disclosing deal closure rates and DSO mysteriously jumped

What changed this quarter

MetricQ1'25Q2'25Change
Revenue (CC)$4.7B (+2.5% YoY)$4.9B (+3.3% YoY)+80 bps YoY acceleration
Operating Margin21.1%21.1%Flat (but Project Maximus benefit eaten by variable pay)
EPS ($)$0.30 (+5.4% YoY)$0.31 (+3.4% YoY)200 bps YoY deceleration
Large Deal TCV$4.1B (34 deals)$2.4B (21 deals)41% sequential collapse
Net New in Large Deals58%41%1700 bps deterioration
Financial Services Revenue+7.9% QoQ+2.0% QoQ590 bps deceleration
Manufacturing RevenueNot disclosedDouble digit QoQHelped by acquisitions
Retail RevenueWeakOnly vertical declining QoQContinued deterioration
Free Cash Flow$1,094M (highest ever)$839M23% sequential decline
Headcount315,000 (declining)317,000 (+2,500)First growth in 6 quarters

Accountability tracked

6 new promises made5 narrative shifts flagged6 prior promises scored
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