New Delhi: Mid-sized software services firm Zensar Technologies Monday reported a six per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 56.51 crore during December 2018 quarter as compared to year-ago period.The Pune-headquartered firm had posted net profit of Rs 60.17 crore in October-December 2017 quarter.The net profit was negatively impacted on two main counts -- foreign exchange losses and lower operating margins as several of deals won are currently in transition, Zensar Technologies Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Sandeep Kishore said.However, deal momentum remains strong and Zensar saw win some significant large deals in December 2018 quarter with total contract value (TCV) booking crossing USD 200-million mark for first time, he added.Its revenue from operations rose 30.5 per cent to Rs 1,035.55 crore, compared with Rs 793.76 crore in year-ago period.The company's board has declared an interim dividend of Re 1 per share.Digital services contributed 44.9 per cent of total revenue in December 2018 quarter, growing at 35.9 per cent year-on-year."Our revenue momentum continued well in Q3 with 4.5 per cent sequential growth in constant currency.
Ebitda margins were impacted due to transition costs on large deals that we have won over last 2 quarters," Zensar Technologies Chief Financial Officer Navneet Khandelwal said.He added that company's rigour in operations ensured strong cash generation during quarter.The company added a net of 331 people during December 2018 quarter, taking total headcount to 9,813 people.