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Wipro block deal: Azim Premji Trust sells over 20 crore shares worth Rs 5,057 crore


Wipro’s promoter entity Azim Premji Trust on Monday sold 20.23 crore shares worth Rs 5,057 crore in the company via a block deal. The buyers were Hasham Traders and Prazim Traders who bought 11.90 crore shares and 5.95 crore shares in the, respectively.

Azim Premji Trust held 1,06,31,85,966 equity shares in the company which represented 10.15% stake as on March 31, 2025.

The shares were bought at Rs 250 a piece, which was at a 0.60% premium over Friday’s closing price of Rs 248.59.

Hasham Traders stake buy was at a cost of Rs 2,975 crore while Prazim Traders shelled out at Rs 1,487 crore.

Wipro shares today ended at Rs 251.72 on the NSE, up by Rs 3.13 or 1.26% over the Friday closing price.

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The fourth largest IT services company by way of market capitalization had reported a net profit (attributable to shareholders of the company) of Rs 3,570 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025, up 26% from Rs 2,835 crore in the year-ago period. The profit beat Street expectations of Rs 3,290 crore.Revenue from operations in the quarter rose 1% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 22,504 crore, compared to Rs 22,208 crore in the same period last year.The IT services segment revenue stood at $2,596.5 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting a decline of 1.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 2.3% year-on-year (YoY). In constant currency terms, IT services revenue decreased 0.8% QoQ and 1.2% YoY.

On a sequential basis, revenue increased by a marginal 0.8%. The profit after tax grew 6% QoQ from Rs 3,354 crore posted in the preceding December quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the company reported operating cash flows of Rs 3,750 crore ($438.5 million), marking a 28.2% YoY decline. This represented 104.4% of net income for the quarter.

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