Persistent Systems share price jumped 10% to hit a new 52-week high at Rs 8,716 in Tuesday s trade on BSE after the firm reported a 20.2% growth in net profit to Rs 286.1 crore year-on-year (YoY) for the December quarter, driven by a strong order book in Q3 FY24.
The EBITDA margin or operating margin increased to 17.7% from 13.7% in the previous quarter. Persistent Systems had said earlier that it expected to improve margins by 200-300 basis over the next two to three years.
The existing one equity share having a face value of Rs 10 each, will be split into two equity shares having a face value of Rs 5 each, the company said in an exchange filing. This is the first time the company will be splitting the shares since it got listed. Further, the board has also recommended an interim dividend payout of Rs 32 a share for the current financial year.