NYSE-listed WNS (Holdings) Ltd has posted a net profit of $27.7 million in the second quarter ended September 30, a 25.9 per cent rise from $22.0 million recorded during the same period a year ago.

WNS, which has 35,121 employees based out of 54 sites in 13 countries, has the largest workforce of 22,862 employees in various centres across India.

The Business Process Management service provider’s revenue for the reporting quarter stood at $182.3 million, up 26.9 per cent from $143.7 million in comparable year-ago quarter, the company said in a statement.

“We believe the company has positioned itself well in the BPM space, with a strategy centred on deep domain expertise and complemented by strong capabilities in the areas of automation, analytics and end-to-end digital solutions,” said CEO Keshav Murugesh.

WNS expects revenue for the fiscal ending March 31, 2018, to be $705-$727 million, up from $578.4 million in fiscal 2017. This assumes an average British pound-to-dollar exchange rate of 1.31 for the remainder of fiscal 2018.

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