Tuesday saw a 1.3% decline in sales for the third quarter at current currency rates for the French IT consultancy firm Capgemini (CAPP.PA), with a 4% decline in revenue from its second-biggest area, North America.
“It is due both to an environment in which cost cuts are more coveted in the technological market in the United States, and I would also say because of a less favourable mix compared to Europe,” Aiman Ezzat, the company’s CEO, told the
With over 100 projects in the works, the group’s “fastest” expanding activities during the quarter were those involving data and artificial intelligence (AI), according to the business. Notable examples include generative AI technology for Alstom (ALSO.PA), a French train manufacturer.
The ability of generative AI to produce text, graphics, and other material has gained popularity since OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot launched in November 2022.
The company reported that its two billion euro investment in AI was going “as planned,” to triple the staff to 60,000 over three years.
At the end of September, it employed 342,700 people, 4% less than the previous year.
The Paris-based group’s bookings increased 1% to 5.28 billion euros in the third quarter, while its revenue dropped to 5.48 billion euros ($5.87 billion) from 5.55 billion a year earlier. Capgemini upheld their goals throughout the entire year.
