v3.26.1
Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
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Summary of Allocation of Income Tax Expense to Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

Income tax expense as per the consolidated statement of income

 

36,089

 

 

42,777

 

 

40,767

 

Income tax included in other comprehensive income on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains/(losses) on investment securities

 

 

259

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

(323

)

Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedging derivatives

 

 

554

 

 

 

(260

)

 

 

(2,257

)

Remeasurements of the defined benefit plans

 

 

111

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

37,013

 

 

42,649

 

 

38,197

 

Summary of Components of Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense consists of the following:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

Current tax expense

 

34,973

 

 

45,405

 

 

42,665

 

Deferred tax expense/(reversal)

 

 

1,116

 

 

 

(2,628

)

 

 

(1,898

)

 

36,089

 

 

42,777

 

 

40,767

 

Summary of Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense

The reconciliation between the provision of income tax and amounts computed by applying the Indian statutory income tax rate to profit before taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

Profit before tax

 

147,210

 

 

174,957

 

 

173,422

 

Enacted income tax rate in India

 

 

34.94

%

 

 

34.94

%

 

 

34.94

%

Computed expected tax expense

 

51,435

 

 

61,130

 

 

60,594

 

Effect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income exempt from tax

 

(14,897

)

 

(12,960

)

 

(13,755

)

Basis differences that will reverse during a tax holiday period

 

 

(202

)

 

 

(332

)

 

 

66

 

Income taxed at higher / (lower) rates

 

 

(7,497

)

 

 

(7,736

)

 

 

(7,393

)

Taxes related to prior years

 

 

2,567

 

 

 

(2,306

)

 

 

(4,141

)

Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets

 

 

1,092

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

123

 

Expenses disallowed for tax purpose

 

 

3,945

 

 

 

4,460

 

 

 

4,803

 

Others, net

 

 

(354

)

 

 

538

 

 

 

470

 

Income tax expense

 

36,089

 

 

42,777

 

 

40,767

 

Effective income tax rate

 

 

24.52

%

 

 

24.45

%

 

 

23.51

%

Summary of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

As at March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry forward losses (1)

 

 

 

898

 

 

784

 

Trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

 

 

7,106

 

 

 

7,886

 

Allowances for lifetime expected credit loss

 

 

 

 

1,428

 

 

 

2,016

 

Cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

2,234

 

Contract Assets

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

151

 

Others

 

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

 

 

9,641

 

 

13,218

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

(536

)

 

(650

)

Amortizable goodwill

 

 

 

 

(5,449

)

 

 

(6,906

)

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

(7,931

)

 

 

(8,407

)

Interest income and fair value movement of investments

 

 

 

 

(2,912

)

 

 

(2,687

)

Contract liabilities

 

 

 

 

(209

)

 

 

-

 

Special Economic Zone re-investment reserve

 

 

 

 

(3,485

)

 

 

(2,627

)

Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

(3,001

)

 

 

(3,965

)

 

 

 

(23,523

)

 

(25,242

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

 

(13,882

)

 

(12,024

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts presented in consolidated statement of financial position:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

2,561

 

 

5,242

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

(16,443

)

 

 

(17,266

)

 

(1)
Includes deferred tax asset recognized on carry forward losses pertaining to business combinations.
Movement in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Movement in deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

Movement during the year ended
March 31, 2024

 

As at April 1, 2023

 

 

Credit/ (charge) in the consolidated statement of income

 

 

Credit/ (charge) in other comprehensive income

 

 

On account of Business combinations and others

 

 

Translation adjustment

 

 

As at March 31, 2024

 

Carry forward losses

 

2,624

 

 

(1,384

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

14

 

 

1,254

 

Trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

6,367

 

 

 

(477

)

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

18

 

 

 

5,793

 

Allowances for lifetime expected credit loss

 

 

1,743

 

 

 

(129

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1,618

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(911

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(912

)

Amortizable goodwill

 

 

(3,855

)

 

 

(993

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(4,909

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(10,170

)

 

 

2,067

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(367

)

 

 

(131

)

 

 

(8,601

)

Interest income and fair value movement of investments

 

 

(1,170

)

 

 

82

 

 

 

(259

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,347

)

Cash flow hedges

 

 

359

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(554

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(195

)

Contract asset / (Contract liabilities)

 

 

(370

)

 

 

(257

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(625

)

Special Economic Zone re-investment reserve

 

 

(7,237

)

 

 

(583

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(7,820

)

Others

 

 

(433

)

 

 

559

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

94

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

(13,053

)

 

(1,116

)

 

(924

)

 

(388

)

 

(169

)

 

(15,650

)

 

 

Movement during the year ended
March 31, 2025

 

As at April 1, 2024

 

 

Credit/ (charge) in the consolidated statement of income

 

 

Credit/ (charge) in other comprehensive income

 

 

On account of Business combinations and others

 

 

Translation adjustment

 

 

As at March 31, 2025

 

Carry forward losses

 

1,254

 

 

(357

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1

 

 

898

 

Trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

5,793

 

 

 

1,362

 

 

 

(49

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,106

 

Allowances for lifetime expected credit loss

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

(190

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,428

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(912

)

 

 

371

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(536

)

Amortizable goodwill

 

 

(4,909

)

 

 

(422

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(118

)

 

 

(5,449

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(8,601

)

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(566

)

 

 

(210

)

 

 

(7,931

)

Interest income and fair value movement of investments

 

 

(1,347

)

 

 

(1,482

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,912

)

Cash flow hedges

 

 

(195

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

65

 

Contract asset / (Contract liabilities)

 

 

(625

)

 

 

428

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(209

)

Special Economic Zone re-investment reserve

 

 

(7,820

)

 

 

4,335

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,485

)

Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,941

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(3,001

)

Others

 

 

94

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

144

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

(15,650

)

 

2,628

 

 

128

 

 

(566

)

 

(422

)

 

(13,882

)

 

Movement during the year ended
March 31, 2026

 

As at April 1, 2025

 

 

Credit/ (charge) in the consolidated statement of income

 

 

Credit/ (charge) in other comprehensive income

 

 

On account of Business combination and others

 

 

Translation adjustment

 

 

As at March 31, 2026

 

Carry forward losses

 

898

 

 

(239

)

 

-

 

 

9

 

 

116

 

 

784

 

Trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

7,106

 

 

 

(142

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

590

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

7,886

 

Allowances for lifetime expected credit loss

 

 

1,428

 

 

 

519

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

2,016

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(536

)

 

 

(392

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

(650

)

Amortizable goodwill

 

 

(5,449

)

 

 

(873

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(584

)

 

 

(6,906

)

Intangible assets

 

 

(7,931

)

 

 

2,277

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,915

)

 

 

(838

)

 

 

(8,407

)

Interest income and fair value movement of investments

 

 

(2,912

)

 

 

346

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

(369

)

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(2,687

)

Cash flow hedges

 

 

65

 

 

 

(87

)

 

 

2,257

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

2,234

 

Contract asset / (Contract liabilities)

 

 

(209

)

 

 

124

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

151

 

Special Economic Zone re-investment reserve

 

 

(3,485

)

 

 

858

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,627

)

Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

(3,001

)

 

 

(587

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(377

)

 

 

(3,965

)

Others

 

 

144

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

147

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

(13,882

)

 

1,898

 

 

2,570

 

 

(1,231

)

 

(1,379

)

 

(12,024

)