Persistent Systems Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 533179 | NSE: PERSISTENT | IT - Software | Mid Cap

Persistent Systems Share Price

5,722.55 68.70 1.22%
as on 14-Nov'24 15:23

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Overall Rating
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1. Quality

2. Valuation

Overvalued

3. Price Trend

Semi Strong

Persistent Systems stock performance -

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P/E Ratio (CD):
70.47
Market Cap:
86,876.5 Cr.
52-wk low:
3,120
52-wk high:
5,833.5

Is Persistent Systems Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Persistent Systems Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Persistent Systems Ltd is a good quality company.

2. Is Persistent Systems Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Persistent Systems Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Overvalued zone.

3. Is Persistent Systems Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of Persistent Systems Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Persistent Systems:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Persistent Systems Ltd has performed well in majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is very good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
ROCE % 29.6%24.1%22.5%21.3%21.8%19.4%23.7%28.4%31.4%31.3%-
Value Creation
Index
1.10.70.70.60.60.40.81.51.81.8-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 1,8912,3122,8783,0343,3663,5664,1885,7118,3519,82210,723
Sales YoY Gr.-22.3%24.5%5.4%11%5.9%17.5%36.4%46.2%17.6%-
Adj EPS 15.715.717.8172219.929.444.660.970.680
YoY Gr.--0.1%13.2%-4.4%29.6%-9.8%48%51.5%36.6%16%-
BVPS (₹) 87.5102.7117.5132.4147.7154.2179.8212.9244.4306.5361.1
Adj Net
Profit
2522512852723493044506819301,0871,233
Cash Flow from Ops. 3122542864214323527368459561,221-
Debt/CF from Ops. 00000000.50.50.2-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 20.1%23.9%32.9%17.6%
Adj EPS 18.2%26.2%33.9%16%
BVPS14.9%15.7%19.5%25.4%
Share Price 33.3% 76.6% 40.2% 83.9%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
Return on
Equity %
19.216.41613.515.612.817.422.125.424.424
Op. Profit
Mgn %
20.316.116.21517.313.816.416.918.216.317.1
Net Profit
Mgn %
13.310.99.9910.48.510.711.911.111.111.5
Debt to
Equity
00000000.10.100
Working Cap
Days
97109113113104105969710010873
Cash Conv.
Cycle
5140343630312320262635

Recent Performance Summary

Return on Equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 24.00%

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 32.86%

Net Profit is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 33.89%

Sales growth is good in last 4 quarters at 17.03%

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Latest Financials - Persistent Systems Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 63.5 80
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 8,839 10,723
BVPS (₹.) 355.5 361.1
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 5,399 5,486
P/BV 15.86 15.62
PE 88.87 70.47
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 3120.00 / 5833.50
All Time Low / High (₹) 70.20 / 5833.50
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 86,877
Equity (₹ Cr.) 77
Face Value (₹) 5
Industry PE 35.1

Management X-Ray of Persistent Systems:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

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Analyst's Notes

Key Ratios of Persistent Systems

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Sales1,8912,3122,8783,0343,3663,5664,1885,7118,3519,822
Operating Expenses 1,5061,9422,4132,5822,8173,0743,5054,7636,8458,220
Manufacturing Costs56575245495353929490
Material Costs0000000000
Employee Cost 1,2201,5651,9832,1502,2742,5483,0724,2576,0127,110
Other Costs 2303193783884944733804157381,020
Operating Profit 3853704654525494926839481,5061,601
Operating Profit Margin (%) 20.3%16.0%16.2%14.9%16.3%13.8%16.3%16.6%18.0%16.3%
Other Income 9998961369513210815484202
Interest 0000066124747
Depreciation 9499149158157166176166272309
Exceptional Items 00-1100000-300
Profit Before Tax 3903704014294864526099241,2411,448
Tax 999299106135112159234320354
Profit After Tax 2912773013233523404516909211,093
PAT Margin (%) 15.4%12.0%10.5%10.6%10.4%9.5%10.8%12.1%11.0%11.1%
Adjusted EPS (₹)18.217.318.820.222.222.329.545.260.371.0
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)28%23%24%25%25%27%34%34%41%37%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 1,4001,6431,8812,1182,3372,3572,7493,2543,7364,721
Share Capital 80808080797676767677
Reserves 1,3201,5631,8012,0382,2582,2802,6723,1773,6594,644
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt232215428020610
Long Term Debt232215428020610
Short Term Debt0000000000
Trade Payables53160121167152225273430569814
Others Liabilities 2883013123203254105351,3432,0491,693
Total Liabilities 1,7432,1072,3162,6072,8152,9963,5625,3076,5607,238

Fixed Assets

Gross Block9411,0981,2481,3811,4261,6291,7873,0184,0894,273
Accumulated Depreciation5336617128691,0251,1971,3301,4851,7482,051
Net Fixed Assets4084375365124014324571,5342,3412,221
CWIP 4272953230121071634
Investments 6746386848807649791,000822640827
Inventories0000000000
Trade Receivables3594284754854925925719481,5251,676
Cash Equivalents 1421441512416734579819149031,023
Others Assets1584344414834535065419811,1341,457
Total Assets 1,7432,1072,3162,6072,8152,9963,5625,3076,5607,238

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 3122542864214323527368459561,221
PBT 3903704014294864526099241,2411,448
Adjustment 497197109108140127198493320
Changes in Working Capital -28-86-1064-21-108158-41-438-205
Tax Paid -100-101-105-121-141-133-158-237-340-341
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -232-116-222-347-226-15-542-977-421-469
Capex -95-165-217-65-37-75-125-381-432-279
Net Investments -17536-32-269-22352-408299388-43
Others 391227-14348-8-896-377-148
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -66-127-58-96-160-329-144182-404-594
Net Proceeds from Shares 000000000161
Net Proceeds from Borrowing 1-100000428-4-223
Interest Paid 000-150-6-6-12-34-29
Dividend Paid -56-104-480-88-115-107-199-298-408
Others -11-21-10-80-71-208-31-35-68-94
Net Cash Flow 14116-224785050131158
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)22.1918.2317.1116.1615.7914.517.662326.3625.86
ROCE (%)29.6224.0822.521.321.7519.3623.728.3631.4331.26
Asset Turnover Ratio1.161.21.31.231.241.231.281.291.411.42
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)1.070.920.951.31.231.041.631.221.041.12
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days64625758535651495459
Inventory Days0000000000
Payable Days0000000000

Persistent Systems Ltd Stock News

Persistent Systems Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Persistent Systems on 14-Nov-2024 15:23 is ₹5,722.6.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 14-Nov-2024 15:23 the market cap of Persistent Systems stood at ₹86,876.5.
The latest P/E ratio of Persistent Systems as of 14-Nov-2024 15:23 is 88.87.
The latest P/B ratio of Persistent Systems as of 14-Nov-2024 15:23 is 15.86.
The 52-week high of Persistent Systems is ₹5,833.5 and the 52-week low is ₹3,120.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Persistent Systems is ₹8,839 ( Cr.) .

About Persistent Systems Ltd

The company was incorporated as Persistent Systems Private Limited on May 30, 1990. The Company was subsequently converted into a public limited company on September 17, 2007 with the name Persistent Systems Limited and a new certificate of incorporation was issued on September 28, 2007 from the RoC.

It is an OPD specialty company, offering the customers the benefits of offshore delivery. It designs, develops and maintains software systems and solutions, creates new applications and enhances the functionality of the customers’ existing software products. It delivers services across all stages of the product life-cycle, which enables it to work with a wide-range of customers and allows it to develop, enhance and deploy its customers’ software products. It has been recognized as one of the leading technology companies in the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009.

The company is having depth of experience in the focused areas of telecommunications, life sciences and infrastructure and systems. It has invested and plans to continuously invest in new technologies and frameworks in the areas of cloud computing, analytics, enterprise collaboration and enterprise mobility. The company is an innovator and helps its customers to build innovative solutions. This was recognized when it won the 2008 NASSCOM Innovation Award. Its comprehensive suite of service offerings allows it to attract new customers and expand existing customer relationships.

Business area of the company

Persistent Systems is a global company specializing in software products, services and technology innovation. The company offers complete product life cycle services.

Products and services offered by the bank

  • Industry Expertise and Solutions
  • Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Industrial
  • Software & Hi-Tech

Service Lines

  • Digital Business Strategy
  • Digital Product Engineering
  • CX Innovation & Optimization
  • Data-Driven Business & Intelligence
  • Identity, Access & Privacy
  • Core IT Modernization

Awards and Recognition

2016-17

  • Recognized in ‘Leadership’ zone across all categories in ‘Zinnov Zones for Digital Services’
  • Named Appian Regional Partner of the Year, Americas, and Awarded “Best Use of Mobile” in Appian App Market Awards
  • On the India’s ‘Coding Power House’ in 2016 which is thrice in a row
  • Recognized for the strongest overall capabilities in Distributed Agile Delivery of Services by Ovum Decision Matrix
  • Recognized as Oracles’ North America Partner of the Year in Security
  • Recognized in Leadership one for ‘Software Platform Engineering Management’ and ‘Engineering Analytics Decision Sciences’ in ‘Zinnov Zones 2016 - IoT Technology Services’ Report
  • Got featured in Forbes India Magazine - “With an eye on the cloud, Persistent Systems continues to innovate”
  • Recognized at the Oracle Excellence Awards 2016 as a specialised partner for security
  • Recognized by the Association for Talent Development in the 2016 BEST Awards for demonstrating enterprise-wide success through talent development

2017-18

  • Recognized amongst the leading players in ‘Zinnov Zones 2017 - Digital Services’ Report
  • FM ‘XCELLENCE AWARDS 2016-17 Sanjay Chaudhari Ecological Sustainability Nilesh Datar Innovation & Technology
  • Best Enterprise Services Vendor Award
  • BG Deshmukh, IAS Award for Excellence in CSR
  • Training Top 125 (T125) International Award from Training Magazine
  • Recognized for IoT Technology competency in ‘Zinnov Zones 2017 - IoT Technology Services’ Report
  • ‘Gold’ award for excellence within its Competition Class; Ranked 27th rank among Top 100 Communications Materials of 2017
  • ‘Platinum’ rating in ‘The Asset Corporate Awards 2017’ for Excellence in Governance, CSR & Investor Relations
  • PETA India Compassionate Science Award 2018 for developing e-SkIN, a genomics software
  • Recognized in Leadership Zone in ‘Zinnov Zones 2017 - Product Engineering Services’ in the “Enterprise S/W” & “Consumer S/W” categories.

2018-19

  • Alconics award for Best Application of AI in Financial Services
  • IBM Innovation Award for Humanoid Concierge Solution Using Watson IoT
  • Recognized amongst the leading players in ‘Zinnov Zones for Digital Services - 2019’ Report
  • Recognized as an Innovator in Avasant’s Internet of Things Services RadarView Report
  • Positioned as ‘Rising Star’ for Salesforce Professional Services in ISG Provider Lens 2019 Report
  • Persistent Systems’ IoT Leadership Recognized in Zinnov Zones 2018 - IoT Technology Services Report
  • Positioned in the Leadership Zone in “Zinnov Zones 2018 - ER&D Services” for Enterprise Software and Consumer Software verticals
  • Recognized in the Winner’s Circle by HFS Blueprint Report for Software Product Engineering Services

2019-20

  • Persistent moves from ‘Rising Star’ to cross-category ‘Leader’ ISG Provider Lens 2020 for Salesforce Ecosystem Partners
  • 7th consecutive year - Persistent in leadership positions in Zinnov Zones 2019 ER&D Services Report
  • Persistent Named a Top 15 Sourcing Standout by ISG in both Global and Americas Booming 15 Categories
  • Ecological Sustainability Award At iNFHRA’s Workplace Excellence Awards 2019-20
    Best Corporate University Winner 7 times at TISS-Leap Vault Awards 2019
  • Persistent Systems Once Again Named to Constellation ShortList for Innovation Services and Engineering

Milestones

1990-92

  • Persistent is incorporated on May 30, 1990 and begins operations at Bhosari STP in Pune, India.
  • Persistent becomes the first company to become operational at STP in India; also the first company to export from STP India.
  • Persistent signs its first contract with GIP ALTAIR-02 Technology, France.
  • Microsoft becomes a Persistent client.
  • Persistent declares its first dividend, and has maintained the practice ever since.

1993-94

  • Kapilvastu, the first owned development centre of Persistent, becomes operational.
  • Persistent receives the Export Achievement Award
  • Revenue crosses Rs 5 million.
  • Hewlett-Packard becomes a Persistent client.

1995-96

  • Persistent announces its first bonus issue (15:1).
  • Persistent takes over Intrix Systems Pvt. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of Intrix Systems Group, USA

1997-98

  • Persistent is rated among 15 emerging companies in a special issue of DataQuest.
  • Persistent is awarded first prize from the Government of Maharashtra (Small Scale Division) for export performance.
  • Persistent begins operations at Panini, owned premises in Pune, India.

1999-2000

  • Persistent introduces ESOPs.
  • Team Persistent is now 100.
  • Persistent gets investment from Intel’s 64 Fund.
  • Persistent forms Persistent eBusiness Solutions Private Limited in India.

2001-02

  • Persistent sets up Persistent Systems, Inc., a C-Corporation in California, USA
  • Revenue crosses Rs 500 million.
  • Persistent inaugurates its state-of-the-art development centre Bhageerath in Pune.
  • Persistent announces its second bonus issue (9:1).

2003-04

  • Team Persistent is now 500.
  • Persistent acquires land at the Hinjawadi IT Park in Pune, India. Persistent opens an office in the UK.
  • Persistent opens a development center in Nagpur, India

2005-06

  • Persistent begins operations at Aryabhata-Pingala, newly built office in Pune, India
  • Persistent acquires Goabased ControlNet Private Limited and sets it up as a development center.
  • Persistent receives joint investment by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and Gabriel Venture Partners (GVP).

2007-09

  • Persistent forms Persistent Systems Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.
  • Persistent opens an office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Persistent announces its third bonus issue (5:2).
  • Persistent wins NASSCOM Innovation Award 2008 for a solution developed for Bridgestone Europe
  • Persistent opens an office in Quebec, Canada.
  • Persistent forms Persistent Foundation, a public charitable trust.

2010

  • Persistent completes its Initial Public Offering.
  • Persistent takes over a software business unit from Agilent Technologies, France.

2011

  • Persistent acquires Openwave's location business.
  • Persistent forms Persistent Systems France S.A.S., and opens an office in Grenoble, France.

2012

  • Persistent acquires the innovative cloud platform business from Doyenz, Inc.
  • Persistent's Hinjawadi office - RigvedaYajurveda-SamavedaAtharvaveda - is inaugurated.
  • Persistent opens an office in Australia.

2013

  • Persistent forms Persistent Systems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Persistent opens its Collaborative Software Development Center in Dublin, Ohio

2014

  • Persistent creates Accelerite to take products and solutions to market
  • The Persistent Venture Fund is formed.
  • Persistent opens offices in Germany and South Africa.

2015

  • Persistent forms a Research and Innovation Board.
  • Persistent launches Persistent Computing Institute.
  • Persistent announces its fourth bonus issue (1:1).

2016

  • Persistent extends Salesforce Health Cloud to support patient and provider engagement and interaction.
  • Persistent launches specialized engineering services for the IBM Watson IoT Platform.
  • Business Today places Dr. Anand Deshpande on India’s Best CEOs List.
  • Persistent acquires Australia’s PRM Cloud Solutions.

2017

  • HfS Report attests to Persistent’s growing momentum in the Salesforce ecosystem.
  • Persistent acquires PARX - a Platinum Salesforce Consulting Partner in the DACH market.

2018

  • Persistent acquires Herald Health, a startup transforming healthcare data overload into clear and actionable insights.
  • Persistent is recognized in the Winner’s Circle by HFS Blueprint Report for Software Product Engineering Services.

2019

  • Persistent appoints Christopher O’Connor as Executive Director and CEO.
  • Persistent appoints Sandeep Kalra as Executive Director and President of Technology Services.

2020

  • Persistent brand is re imagined and refreshed.
  • Rs 25 crore ($3.3 million) committed in support of COVID-19 efforts globally.
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