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Infosys Technologies Limited
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   Summary Sheet
 Market Info
BSE Symbol
500209
NSE Symbol
INFOSYSTCH
Price (Rs)
2,750.65 ( -0.90%)
Mkt. Cap (Rs m)
1,577,396
Forward P/E (x)
24.6
Volume ('000)
41.9
Div Yield (%)
0.9
Price information as on : Sep 2, 2010. Forward P/E and Div. Yield: FY11E

  
 Financial Snapshot
Year End FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11E FY12E FY13E
Sales growth (%) 20.1 30.0 4.8 11.6 19.0 19.1
Net Profit Growth (%) NA 28.5 4.6 2.6 23.0 17.6
NPM (%) 27.9 27.6 27.6 25.3 26.2 25.8
FDEPS 81.3 104.4 109.7 111.8 137.6 161.8
PER 33.8 26.3 25.1 24.6 20.0 17.0
PCF 29.9 23.3 21.9 21.3 17.6 15.0

  
 Investment Rationale
Reasons to Buy Reasons not to Buy
  • New initiatives to drive future growth
  • Improving demand environment
  • 'Cloud computing' - The next big thing
  • BPO represents huge opportunity
  • Managerial excellence
  • Currency risks
  • Managing a huge workforce


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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 known 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 average annual rates of 26% and 27% respectively during the last five years (FY05-FY10).


      
     Views on News
  • New Commerce: Everything is going nano
    (Jul 30, 2010)
  • IT Stocks: Ready to move up?
    (Jul 20, 2010)
  • Infosys: Weak first qtr, expects a better year
    (Jul 13, 2010)
  • Infosys vs. TCS: Round 4
    (Jul 8, 2010)
  • Infosys vs. TCS: Round 3
    (Jul 1, 2010)
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    Research report last updated on: 31 Jul, 2010

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

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