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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is an India-based company engaged in providing information technology (IT) services, consulting, and business solutions. Its business segments include Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Manufacturing; Consumer Business; Communication,…
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An exceptional, slow-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
TCS is scored on the it / services framework. It keeps a healthy 18.2% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Cash broadly tracks reported profit (CFO/PAT 1.05×). Free cash flow is worth about 4.3% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 6%/yr and profit at 5%/yr. Book value has grown 6%/yr. Return on equity is an elite 43.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 4% versus the prior quarter.
At 18× earnings, the stock sits at the 16th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price implies ~7%/yr earnings growth for a decade. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 17.43 | — | — |
| P/B | 7.59 | 7.91 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.91 | — | — |
| ROE | 43.37 | — | — |
| ROCE | 53.06 | 66.62 | worse |
| ROA | 27.18 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.23 | 11.28 | worse |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infosys | 15.6 | 5.1 | 31.0% |
| HCL Technologies | 21.3 | 5.1 | 24.1% |
| Wipro | 14.8 | 2.5 | 16.7% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 6% CAGR — growing but slowly.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder.
Operating margins have been stable around 24% — no major structural shift.
ROE at 46% — the business earns well above its cost of equity.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 6% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating. Low quarterly variance (8% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
Quarterly net margins are expanding (16% → 19%) — profitability per rupee of revenue is improving.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold 71.8% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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