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Equity Bottom-Up

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Accenture reported robust Q4FY22 numbers that were in line with the street expectations.</li><li>Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.4 Bn, posting a healthy growth of 15% YoY in USD and 22.4% in local currency despite rising supply-side constraints.</li><li>Operating margins grew by 10bps and stood at 17.4%. The company’s EPS for FY22 stood at $10.7, up 17% from the $9.16 it reported in FY21 and 22% from the adjusted EPS of $8.80 in FY21 (this excluded $0.36 in gains on an investment). </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Accenture reported robust Q4FY22 numbers that were in line with the street expectations.Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.4 Bn, posting a healthy growth of 15% YoY in USD and 22.4% in local currency despite rising supply-side constraints.Operating margins grew by 10bps and stood at 17.4%. The company’s EPS for FY22 stood at $10.7, up 17% from the $9.16 it reported in FY21 and 22% from the adjusted EPS of $8.80 in FY21 (this excluded $0.36 in gains on an investment). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Accenture - Results In-Line With Expectation

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Top-down assessment: Despite the correlation to the macro, the demand for the sector is structural (double-digit CAGR over five years is high probability).</li><li>Enterprise trends–growth vectors: Enterprise tech spends are strong and there’s limited impact on overall growth due to any vertical-specific slowdown.</li><li>Cloud partnerships–the second order impact: Tech value migration towards cloud providers is underway and will drive the growth curve of SIs.</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type: none;"><li><div><div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: none;"><li> </li></ul></div></div></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Top-down assessment: Despite the correlation to the macro, the demand for the sector is structural (double-digit CAGR over five years is high probability).Enterprise trends–growth vectors: Enterprise tech spends are strong and there’s limited impact on overall growth due to any vertical-specific slowdown.Cloud partnerships–the second order impact: Tech value migration towards cloud providers is underway and will drive the growth curve of SIs. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Nirmal Bang

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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>4QFY22 key takeaways: While the revenues were broadly in line with expectations, supply-side challenges meant that margins disappointed.</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>A massive margin regime change on the cards in FY24, but this will not mean much from a stock performance perspective in the next 12 months:</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Tier-2 could face significant risks in the new environment: We fear Indian Tier-2 IT would suffer more because of vendor consolidation under the pressured profit picture for customers, a less diversified revenue mix (client, service line, vertical), which could throw up negative growth surprises, and a larger exposure to non-Global 1000 clientele whose profits are more vulnerable in the current challenging macro environment. Indian Tier-2 IT is now at a PE premium of ~20% to Tier-1 from a discount of 14% on 1st January, 2020.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

4QFY22 key takeaways: While the revenues were broadly in line with expectations, supply-side challenges meant that margins disappointed.A massive margin regime change on the cards in FY24, but this will not mean much from a stock performance perspective in the next 12 months:Tier-2 could face significant risks in the new environment: We fear Indian Tier-2 IT would suffer more because of vendor consolidation under the pressured profit picture for customers, a less diversified revenue mix (client, service line, vertical), which could throw up negative growth surprises, and a larger exposure to non-Global 1000 clientele whose profits are more vulnerable in the current challenging macro environment. Indian Tier-2 IT is now at a PE premium of ~20% to Tier-1 from a discount of 14% on 1st January, 2020.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Sector Update - Cut Target Prices yet Again; Customer Stress Shows up Earlier than Expected

<ul><li>While we have underweighted the IT sector (Report) HCL Technologies (HCLT) is a preferred pick due to (1) Significant narrowing of growth differential in FY23 despite disappointment on revenue guidance - vis-à-vis Indian Tier-1 growth leader Infosys.</li><li>We also see modest acceleration in FY23 while most Tier-1 peers will see deceleration</li><li>Our view that underlying growth in Products and Platforms (P&amp;P) business is positive...(continued).</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

While we have underweighted the IT sector (Report) HCL Technologies (HCLT) is a preferred pick due to (1) Significant narrowing of growth differential in FY23 despite disappointment on revenue guidance - vis-à-vis Indian Tier-1 growth leader Infosys.We also see modest acceleration in FY23 while most Tier-1 peers will see decelerationOur view that underlying growth in Products and Platforms (P&amp;P) business is positive...(continued).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies: P&P an Optical Drag but Services Strong

<ul><li>HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL Tech) Q4FY22 performance stood in line with our expectations.</li><li>The company reported revenues of Rs 22,597 Cr, up 1.1% QoQ and 15.1% YoY.</li><li>We recommend a BUY rating on the stock and assign a 20x P/E multiple to its FY24E earnings of Rs 67.4/share to arrive at a TP of Rs 1,345/share, indicating an upside of 22% from the CMP.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL Tech) Q4FY22 performance stood in line with our expectations.The company reported revenues of Rs 22,597 Cr, up 1.1% QoQ and 15.1% YoY.We recommend a BUY rating on the stock and assign a 20x P/E multiple to its FY24E earnings of Rs 67.4/share to arrive at a TP of Rs 1,345/share, indicating an upside of 22% from the CMP.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies: Better Execution; Outlook Continues To Be Robust

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HCL Technologies Limited provides software development and related engineering services.  The Group's technologies utilize a variety of technologies, including Internet and e-commerce, networking, internet telephony, embedded software, ASIC/VLSI design and testing, satellite and wireless communications, and component based object technologies, including COM, DCOM and COBRA.

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Accenture - Results In-Line With Expectation

Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.4 Bn, posting a healthy growth of 15% YoY in USD and 22.4% in local currency despite rising supply-side...

Axis Direct

IT Sector - Decoding Signal from Noise

In this note, we decode the signal from noise and probe some key questions: (1) How structural is the demand and how correlated is it to the macros...

HDFC Securities

Sector Update - Cut Target Prices yet Again; Customer Stress Shows up Earlier than Expected

Just 40 days post our downgrade of the IT sector to ‘underweight’, we have reduced target prices yet again and have moved our entire coverage...

Nirmal Bang

HCL Technologies: P&P an Optical Drag but Services Strong

While we have underweighted the IT sector (Report) HCL Technologies (HCLT) is a preferred pick due to (1) Significant narrowing of growth...

Nirmal Bang

HCL Technologies: Better Execution; Outlook Continues To Be Robust

We recommend a BUY rating on the stock and assign a 20x P/E multiple to its FY24E earnings of Rs 67.4/share to arrive at a TP of Rs 1,345/share,...

Axis Direct

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