Persistent Systems Ltd

Persistent Systems Ltd

₹ 5,089 1.24%
26 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 with providers such as Salesforce and AWS [2].

Key Points

Flexible solutions
The company has a few platforms of its own which are pre-built and provide quick integrations. They also have multiple partnerships for integrating other platforms [1]

  • Market Cap 38,892 Cr.
  • Current Price 5,089
  • High / Low 5,160 / 3,092
  • Stock P/E 41.2
  • Book Value 519
  • Dividend Yield 0.61 %
  • ROCE 30.8 %
  • ROE 25.7 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 25.0% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 36.6%
  • Company's median sales growth is 17.4% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 9.81 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Jun 2020 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
926 991 1,008 1,075 1,113 1,230 1,351 1,492 1,638 1,878 2,049 2,169 2,254
799 846 841 893 925 1,028 1,127 1,241 1,357 1,545 1,681 1,768 1,838
Operating Profit 127 146 166 182 188 202 224 251 281 333 368 402 416
OPM % 14% 15% 17% 17% 17% 16% 17% 17% 17% 18% 18% 19% 18%
29 21 16 30 40 39 32 31 42 21 8 3 9
Interest 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 8 11 14 15
Depreciation 42 44 44 46 42 35 37 43 51 65 69 68 70
Profit before tax 113 122 138 165 185 203 218 236 267 282 296 323 341
Tax % 26% 26% 26% 27% 25% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 26% 26% 26%
Net Profit 84 90 102 121 138 151 162 176 201 212 220 238 252
EPS in Rs 10.97 11.78 13.35 15.82 18.03 19.79 21.16 23.08 26.30 27.69 28.79 31.14 32.91
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
1,000 1,295 1,669 1,891 2,312 2,878 3,034 3,366 3,566 4,188 5,711 8,351
776 982 1,255 1,501 1,921 2,413 2,565 2,810 3,073 3,505 4,753 6,831
Operating Profit 224 313 415 390 392 465 469 556 493 683 958 1,519
OPM % 22% 24% 25% 21% 17% 16% 15% 17% 14% 16% 17% 18%
34 29 31 94 77 84 119 88 132 108 144 41
Interest -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 12 47
Depreciation 61 78 103 94 99 149 158 157 166 176 166 272
Profit before tax 197 263 343 390 370 401 429 486 452 609 924 1,241
Tax % 28% 29% 27% 25% 25% 25% 25% 28% 25% 26% 25% 26%
Net Profit 142 188 249 291 277 301 323 352 340 451 690 921
EPS in Rs 17.72 23.45 31.16 36.33 34.66 37.68 40.39 43.96 44.53 58.97 90.34 120.52
Dividend Payout % 17% 19% 19% 41% 23% 24% 25% 25% 27% 34% 34% 41%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 33%
TTM: 46%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 25%
3 Years: 42%
TTM: 42%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 35%
5 Years: 44%
3 Years: 112%
1 Year: 44%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: 22%
Last Year: 26%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
40 40 40 80 80 80 80 79 76 76 76 76
Reserves 801 978 1,182 1,326 1,578 1,819 2,047 2,266 2,309 2,719 3,292 3,889
1 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 71 98 578 655
180 247 318 365 459 433 514 509 635 771 1,468 1,999
Total Liabilities 1,021 1,267 1,543 1,775 2,120 2,335 2,644 2,856 3,092 3,666 5,414 6,619
320 350 408 408 437 536 512 401 432 457 1,534 2,341
CWIP 53 117 31 4 27 29 5 32 30 12 107 16
Investments 204 329 489 674 638 684 880 764 979 1,000 822 640
445 471 615 689 1,018 1,086 1,247 1,659 1,652 2,197 2,951 3,622
Total Assets 1,021 1,267 1,543 1,775 2,120 2,335 2,644 2,856 3,092 3,666 5,414 6,619

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
172 216 281 312 254 286 421 432 352 736 845 956
-128 -171 -198 -230 -86 -222 -337 -233 -6 -540 -971 -421
-24 -39 -50 -66 -127 -58 -96 -160 -329 -144 182 -404
Net Cash Flow 20 7 33 16 41 6 -12 39 16 52 56 131

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 74 69 66 69 67 60 58 53 61 50 61 69
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 74 69 66 69 67 60 58 53 61 50 61 69
Working Capital Days 37 39 34 29 40 49 53 43 37 27 6 41
ROCE % 25% 28% 30% 29% 23% 23% 20% 20% 18% 22% 26% 31%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2020 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023
31.47 31.29 31.29 31.29 31.26 31.26 31.26 31.26 31.26 31.26 31.26 31.26
19.17 18.74 18.71 19.26 19.44 19.30 19.92 20.03 20.45 19.81 20.29 20.55
27.23 28.87 29.52 29.59 29.17 27.88 26.88 26.76 25.94 25.92 26.40 27.60
19.06 18.25 17.72 17.22 17.74 18.51 18.71 18.81 19.51 20.44 19.76 18.52
3.07 2.86 2.76 2.64 2.40 3.05 3.23 3.14 2.83 2.56 2.27 2.07

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