Expectations of the recruitment business seeing healthy demand may very well be reasonable as many of the IT companies have seen an increase in utilisation rates.
Billing growth and management commentary point to improvements in IT hiring, implying bottoming out of the challenging environment.
Momentum in real estate hiring augurs well for this recruitment portal
The company management has been seeing an IT hiring slowdown and expects it to remain in the next couple of quarters.
Group revenue growth is decelerating as IT hiring has slowed down. Although growth in non-IT hiring helped offset the impact, the outlook remains cautious
Despite being one of the leaders in the online classified space and the strong growth trajectory, the risk-reward ratio is not favourable for an immediate entry into the stock
Info Edge should continue to see robust growth momentum in both billings and revenues through the recruitment segment and 99acres
Info Edge has a track record of successful early-stage investment in startups including Zomato and PolicyBazaar
Hyderabad's housing market witnessed 2 per cent rise in capital values while rental moved up by 5 per cent.
Internet-based real estate companies including Housing.com, PropTiger, MagicBricks, 99acres and CommonFloor collectively reported losses of Rs762 crore for the year ended March 31, 2016
The December quarter has not been a good one for India's internet companies. While private funding dried up for unlisted players as investors focused on operating performance, the listed players are expected to be impacted by demonetisation.
Chintan Thakkar, CFO of Info Edge says the company will continue to invest in the realty as rentals, particularly in some cities, is doing well despite the shrinking market.
Info Edge, which runs job portal Naukri.com, on Monday reported 27.8 percent decline in its net profit at Rs 28.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to higher investment in 99acres.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Chintan Thakkar, CFO of Info Edge said the company will continue to invest in 99acres despite the slow revenue growth in the June quarter.
Hitesh Oberoi, CEO & MD, Info Edge is convinced that 99acres‘ long term story is good. He believes that Info Edge can grow all its businesses at 20 percent plus and the company as a whole could grow at 25 percent.
Shares of Info Edge India gained 2.7 percent intraday Thursday, in addition to 2 percent rally in previous session. Brokerage UBS has maintained its buy rating on the stock with a price target of Rs 1,000.
UBS has raised the target price to Rs 1000 with an upside scenario valuation of Rs 1,150. The company has various online portals like Naukri, Zomato and 99acres.
Info Edge remains an attractive listed Indian internet play with a recovering economy buoying its core business and value surfacing from new businesses, feels CLSA
Hitesh Oberoi, CEO and MD, Info Edge says the company keeps scouting the market for acquisitions all the time considering real estate – the online space – is such a hot sector. According to him, real estate will be a good sector for the medium term, even if it means clocking losses in the short term.