Tata Communications Ltd

Tata Communications Ltd

₹ 2,010 1.89%
28 Mar - close price
About

Tata Communications was incorporated on March 19, 1986 as VSNL. In February 2002, the Government of India, as per their disinvestments plan, sold 25% of their holding in the company to the strategic partner. Consequently, the company was taken over under the administrative control of TATA. [1] It is the leading global digital ecosystem enabler. It has a leadership position in emerging markets, and an infrastructure that spans the globe. It delivers managed solutions to multinational companies and service providers. It partners with 300 of the Fortune 500 companies with their state-of the-art solutions, including a wide range of communication, collaboration, cloud, mobility, connected solutions, network and data center services. [2]

Key Points

Overview & History[1]
The company was incorporated in 1986, as VSNL (a wholly owned government entity). TATA group acquired 50% stake in the company in 2002 and changed its name to TCL in 2008. In FY21, Government of India divested its entire shareholding of 26.12%, of which 16.12% was sold to the general public, while the balance 10% was sold to PFL (a WOS of TSPL) through an off-market inter se transfer of shares between the promoters. As of FY23, TS holds a 58.86% stake. TCL owns and operates the world’s only wholly owned fibre optic sub-sea network ring around the globe and is the world’s largest wholesale voice provider. It offers international and national voice and data transmission services, selling and leasing of bandwidth
on undersea cable systems, Internet dial up, and broadband services and other value-added services comprising mainly mobile
global roaming and signalling services, transponder lease, telex and telegraph, and television up linking.
TCL’s businesses are primarily divided into the following segments: DMS, Voice Services (VS), transformation services, payment
solutions, and real estate.

  • Market Cap 57,346 Cr.
  • Current Price 2,010
  • High / Low 2,038 / 1,172
  • Stock P/E 62.4
  • Book Value 51.0
  • Dividend Yield 1.04 %
  • ROCE 23.9 %
  • ROE 142 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 20.3% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 35.0%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 39.4 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 1.24% over past five years.
  • Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -16.1%

* 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

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
4,223 4,073 4,103 4,174 4,185 4,263 4,311 4,431 4,528 4,569 4,771 4,872 5,633
3,177 3,058 3,117 3,061 3,102 3,218 3,233 3,301 3,451 3,534 3,747 3,857 4,499
Operating Profit 1,046 1,015 986 1,113 1,082 1,045 1,077 1,130 1,077 1,034 1,024 1,015 1,134
OPM % 25% 25% 24% 27% 26% 25% 25% 26% 24% 23% 21% 21% 20%
-3 59 19 49 27 243 234 113 31 62 191 25 -174
Interest 104 93 96 91 83 90 80 98 123 132 131 137 188
Depreciation 557 595 532 542 542 589 537 552 555 618 580 605 619
Profit before tax 381 386 377 530 484 609 694 593 431 345 504 298 154
Tax % 19% 23% 21% 20% 20% 40% 23% 11% 10% 8% 26% 26% 74%
309 299 297 426 393 369 545 534 395 327 382 221 45
EPS in Rs 10.85 10.50 10.39 14.93 13.87 12.81 19.08 18.68 13.82 11.44 13.39 7.74 1.57
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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 TTM
14,196 17,213 17,714 19,913 18,149 17,620 16,772 16,525 17,068 17,100 16,725 17,838 19,846
12,405 15,153 15,708 16,919 15,714 15,214 14,359 13,780 13,779 12,840 12,498 13,520 15,638
Operating Profit 1,791 2,060 2,006 2,994 2,434 2,406 2,412 2,745 3,289 4,261 4,227 4,318 4,208
OPM % 13% 12% 11% 15% 13% 14% 14% 17% 19% 25% 25% 24% 21%
145 331 717 291 82 1,294 -116 62 -321 82 338 440 104
Interest 834 794 427 751 409 367 344 397 471 420 360 432 588
Depreciation 1,820 2,027 1,852 2,161 1,864 1,866 1,906 2,068 2,358 2,314 2,205 2,262 2,422
Profit before tax -718 -431 444 373 243 1,467 46 343 140 1,609 2,000 2,063 1,301
Tax % -9% -51% 77% 99% 96% 16% 778% 80% 162% 22% 26% 14%
-788 -651 103 3 10 1,235 -326 -80 -85 1,252 1,485 1,801 975
EPS in Rs -27.88 -21.87 3.56 0.05 0.30 43.26 -11.53 -2.89 -3.02 43.88 51.99 63.02 34.14
Dividend Payout % -7% -14% 126% 12,151% 1,412% 14% -39% -156% -133% 32% 40% 33%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: 13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 72%
TTM: -49%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 39%
3 Years: 22%
1 Year: 64%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
Last Year: 142%

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 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285
Reserves 1,997 1,140 515 36 -648 1,307 214 -467 -1,563 -170 643 1,233 1,168
11,082 12,362 13,694 13,076 14,231 9,214 8,927 9,935 12,413 11,394 9,122 8,577 8,812
8,975 10,041 10,456 10,798 11,230 10,228 10,131 10,198 10,996 9,797 9,588 10,424 10,288
Total Liabilities 22,339 23,828 24,950 24,195 25,098 21,033 19,557 19,951 22,131 21,306 19,638 20,519 20,554
14,204 14,711 14,914 14,704 14,444 10,929 10,797 11,289 12,768 11,520 10,936 10,500 10,924
CWIP 1,149 771 653 638 800 751 520 361 349 493 852 1,148 1,317
Investments 753 1,322 1,758 1,768 1,837 2,434 1,250 1,491 1,563 2,233 1,565 1,951 1,400
6,234 7,024 7,625 7,086 8,017 6,920 6,990 6,809 7,451 7,060 6,284 6,921 6,913
Total Assets 22,339 23,828 24,950 24,195 25,098 21,033 19,557 19,951 22,131 21,306 19,638 20,519 20,554

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
1,756 2,455 3,062 3,028 2,363 2,394 1,713 1,844 2,525 3,180 4,204 4,384
-2,236 -2,481 -2,280 -1,908 -2,313 940 -500 -2,284 -1,521 -2,007 -894 -1,836
53 320 -186 -1,388 -9 -3,276 -959 -28 -942 -1,205 -3,431 -2,241
Net Cash Flow -427 293 596 -268 41 58 254 -467 61 -32 -121 308

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 66 67 56 46 61 54 64 66 69 56 56 56
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 66 67 56 46 61 54 64 66 69 56 56 56
Working Capital Days -65 -88 -88 -124 -93 -73 -86 -71 -94 -59 -56 -61
ROCE % 1% 2% 4% 8% 7% 23% 8% 8% 9% 18% 22% 24%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023
58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86%
24.40% 24.03% 23.45% 21.57% 19.38% 17.88% 17.02% 17.28% 16.99% 17.18% 17.53% 19.20%
7.53% 7.36% 7.63% 8.85% 11.49% 12.93% 13.89% 13.92% 14.02% 14.07% 13.55% 12.12%
9.21% 9.75% 10.06% 10.72% 10.26% 10.33% 10.22% 9.92% 10.11% 9.88% 10.06% 9.81%
No. of Shareholders 91,66193,7241,06,4861,19,4871,44,9791,74,9481,75,0171,66,1161,82,9401,70,8571,85,9761,95,698

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