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Infosys Technologies Limited
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   Summary Sheet
 Market Info
BSE Symbol
500209
NSE Symbol
INFOSYSTCH
Price (Rs)
2,400.75 ( 0.87%)
Mkt. Cap (Rs m)
1,376,742
Forward P/E (x)
20.9
Volume ('000)
82.4
Div Yield (%)
1.0
Price information as on : Feb 8, 2010. Forward P/E and Div. Yield: FY10E

  
 Financial Snapshot
Year End FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10E FY11E FY12E
Sales growth (%) 45.9 20.1 30.0 5.2 18.9 19.9
Net Profit Growth (%) NA 20.8 28.5 10.0 16.0 17.1
NPM (%) 27.8 27.9 27.6 28.8 28.1 27.5
FDEPS 67.3 81.3 104.4 114.9 133.3 156.0
PER 35.7 29.5 23.0 20.9 18.0 15.4
PCF 31.4 26.1 20.3 18.5 16.0 13.8

  
 Investment Rationale
Reasons to Buy Reasons not to Buy
  • Spearheading the momentum
  • Cashing in on the global delivery model
  • Management excellence
  • One up on peers
  • Growth pangs
  • Currency risks


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     Background
    Parameter Comments
    Management Visionary, proactive and ethical. Has consistently outperformed the sector.
    Industry growth Move towards offshoring of services growing at a strong pace. But backlash could hamper growth in the near-term.
    Co.standing Trendsetter in the sector. Moving towards becoming an end-to-end software services provider.
    Entry barriers Management skills, scale and domain expertise.
    Competition High. Competition is more global.

    Infosys has come to be the gold standard in the Indian IT industry’s success. From humble beginnings in 1981, the company today is the second largest exporter of software services from the country. It is recognised globally for its world-class management practices and work ethics. It has been making conscious and constant efforts to move up the software value chain and offers services like software development, maintenance, technology consulting, testing and package implementation. Infosys offers all these services through its highly integrated and widely acclaimed global delivery model. The company’s revenues and profits have grown at compounded rates of 35% and 37% respectively during the last five year period of FY04-FY09.


      
     Views on News
  • Infosys: Beats the street, yet again
    (Jan 12, 2010)
  • Indian IT in 2009: A flashback
    (Dec 30, 2009)
  • IT industry: Performance takeaways
    (Nov 12, 2009)
  • Infosys: Inching towards recovery?
    (Oct 9, 2009)
  • Infosys: Bettering expectations
    (Jul 10, 2009)
  • More Views on News
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    Research report last updated on: 2 Nov, 2009

    Disclosure: The analyst and dependent family members do not hold shares in this Company. Please read QIS' Share Trading Guidelines.

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