Persistent Systems Ltd

Persistent Systems Ltd

₹ 5,426 1.95%
02 May - close price
About

Persistent Systems provides software engineering and strategy services to help companies implement and modernize their businesses. It has its own software and frameworks with pre-built integration and acceleration [1]. It also has partnership with providers such as Salesforce and AWS [2].

Key Points

Solutions Offered[1]
The company provides complete Digital Engineering solutions for :
a Product & Platform Engineering
b CX & Design-Led Transformation
c Cloud-enabled Enterprise Modernization
d Data & Artificial Intelligence
e Intelligent Automation

  • Market Cap 84,556 Cr.
  • Current Price 5,426
  • High / Low 6,789 / 3,232
  • Stock P/E 73.2
  • Book Value 386
  • Dividend Yield 0.48 %
  • ROCE 29.1 %
  • ROE 21.5 %
  • Face Value 5.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 23.9% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 45.4%
  • Debtor days have improved from 73.4 to 51.1 days.
  • Company's median sales growth is 17.6% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 14.0 times its book value

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
1,035 1,102 1,225 1,307 1,483 1,545 1,669 1,669 1,631 2,691 2,847 3,002 3,188
788 864 966 1,026 1,107 1,207 1,296 1,315 1,364 2,371 2,434 2,525 2,782
Operating Profit 248 238 259 281 376 338 373 354 267 320 413 477 406
OPM % 24% 22% 21% 21% 25% 22% 22% 21% 16% 12% 15% 16% 13%
39 24 11 -1 11 29 61 40 35 63 50 52 16
Interest 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 7 13 12 15
Depreciation 26 28 33 34 39 39 40 41 41 36 41 52 47
Profit before tax 259 231 233 242 344 323 389 348 256 340 409 464 360
Tax % 25% 24% 25% 24% 25% 25% 23% 25% 28% 27% 30% 28% 20%
194 175 175 183 258 244 298 260 184 248 286 334 288
EPS in Rs 12.72 11.44 11.45 11.95 16.90 15.83 19.39 16.88 11.94 16.09 18.49 21.57 18.60
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,184 1,242 1,447 1,733 1,733 1,960 2,108 2,480 3,575 5,118 6,514 11,728
818 940 1,122 1,363 1,351 1,579 1,675 1,869 2,705 3,964 5,183 10,112
Operating Profit 366 303 326 370 381 381 434 611 870 1,154 1,331 1,616
OPM % 31% 24% 22% 21% 22% 19% 21% 25% 24% 23% 20% 14%
34 96 79 95 128 104 159 118 132 44 164 181
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 13 17 47
Depreciation 58 49 59 61 54 46 56 57 84 134 162 176
Profit before tax 342 349 346 404 455 438 533 668 912 1,050 1,317 1,573
Tax % 27% 26% 28% 27% 25% 28% 23% 24% 25% 25% 25% 27%
249 259 250 294 342 315 408 505 686 791 986 1,155
EPS in Rs 15.54 16.21 15.60 18.38 21.38 19.69 26.67 33.03 44.86 51.74 63.98 74.69
Dividend Payout % 19% 46% 26% 24% 23% 28% 22% 30% 35% 48% 41% 47%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 25%
5 Years: 41%
3 Years: 49%
TTM: 80%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: 21%
TTM: 20%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 32%
5 Years: 88%
3 Years: 38%
1 Year: 61%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 22%
Last Year: 21%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 40 80 80 80 80 79 76 76 76 76 77 78
Reserves 1,162 1,275 1,485 1,734 1,973 2,142 2,222 2,689 3,242 3,865 4,702 5,896
3 4 3 3 2 2 37 39 76 156 151 232
143 203 221 242 224 266 326 471 556 801 1,123 1,799
Total Liabilities 1,348 1,562 1,789 2,059 2,279 2,489 2,662 3,275 3,951 4,899 6,052 8,005
272 307 292 272 244 221 237 276 419 688 604 908
CWIP 30 4 1 3 1 7 19 11 107 16 33 4
Investments 551 769 769 943 1,142 1,084 1,354 1,415 1,308 1,403 1,670 1,820
495 482 727 841 891 1,176 1,052 1,573 2,117 2,792 3,745 5,274
Total Assets 1,348 1,562 1,789 2,059 2,279 2,489 2,662 3,275 3,951 4,899 6,052 8,005

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
243 281 165 195 356 339 276 657 586 520 571 713
-174 -214 -37 -141 -275 -154 41 -496 -393 -107 -45 -252
-50 -66 -127 -58 -96 -159 -321 -128 -223 -346 -324 -416
Net Cash Flow 20 2 1 -5 -14 26 -3 33 -30 67 202 46

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 70 75 96 101 72 45 50 44 45 75 94 51
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 70 75 96 101 72 45 50 44 45 75 94 51
Working Capital Days 60 48 92 91 96 63 58 33 44 71 85 80
ROCE % 30% 27% 22% 23% 23% 19% 23% 25% 29% 29% 29% 29%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
31.26% 31.26% 31.26% 31.26% 31.06% 31.06% 31.06% 31.02% 31.02% 30.66% 30.66% 30.66%
20.45% 19.81% 20.29% 20.55% 20.50% 21.34% 24.55% 24.96% 22.55% 23.34% 24.75% 24.36%
25.94% 25.92% 26.40% 27.60% 28.04% 28.67% 26.13% 25.88% 28.23% 27.37% 26.26% 26.85%
19.51% 20.44% 19.76% 18.52% 17.99% 16.96% 16.91% 17.03% 17.51% 16.96% 17.22% 17.28%
2.83% 2.56% 2.27% 2.07% 2.41% 1.97% 1.34% 1.12% 0.69% 1.67% 1.09% 0.83%
No. of Shareholders 1,93,0242,14,0912,00,7201,82,3991,87,0821,82,1931,85,7281,89,5702,30,0632,28,5342,39,6822,38,795

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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