External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

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<ul><li>IT sector (coverage universe) growth is expected to bottom out in Q4FY24 and recover ‘gradually’ in FY25E</li><li>The slowdown in macro is still a baseline scenario and lower discretionary spending and slower conversion from TCV to revenue is a feature and not a bug—at least in the near term—and deals will be focused on cost optimisation</li><li>Growth divergence will continue within the sector and guidance for FY25E is likely to factor in improved H2 performance.</li></ul>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.

IT sector (coverage universe) growth is expected to bottom out in Q4FY24 and recover ‘gradually’ in FY25EThe slowdown in macro is still a baseline scenario and lower discretionary spending and slower conversion from TCV to revenue is a feature and not a bug—at least in the near term—and deals will be focused on cost optimisationGrowth divergence will continue within the sector and guidance for FY25E is likely to factor in improved H2 performance.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.

IT Sector (Q4FY24E Results Preview): Transition period from ‘gradually’ to ‘eventually’

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Accenture’s Q2FY24 results stood below street expectations on all financial and operational fronts.</li><li>Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.8 Bn, flat in local currency YoY and a decline of 0.1% in US$ terms.</li><li>It registered GAAP EPS of $2.63 for the quarter while adjusted EPS stood at $2.77, reporting 10% YoY growth.</li><li>The company’s new bookings stood at $21.6 Bn, which was its second-highest ever. </li></ul>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’s Q2FY24 results stood below street expectations on all financial and operational fronts.Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.8 Bn, flat in local currency YoY and a decline of 0.1% in US$ terms.It registered GAAP EPS of $2.63 for the quarter while adjusted EPS stood at $2.77, reporting 10% YoY growth.The company’s new bookings stood at $21.6 Bn, which was its second-highest ever. 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 - Uncertainty Persists; Long-Term Demand Continues Strong

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>Over a third of the way through the review period of the June rebalance, we see one potential index change with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wipro-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15360:1" rel="noopener">Wipro Ltd (WPRO IN)</a> in deletion zone.</li>
<li>There are a bunch of stocks that could be added to the index as a replacement and price changes over the rest of the review period are important.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to trade over 1x ADV and over 7x of delivery volume on the index changes, so there will be decent impact on the stocks.</li>
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Over a third of the way through the review period of the June rebalance, we see one potential index change with Wipro Ltd (WPRO IN) in deletion zone.
There are a bunch of stocks that could be added to the index as a replacement and price changes over the rest of the review period are important.
Passive trackers will need to trade over 1x ADV and over 7x of delivery volume on the index changes, so there will be decent impact on the stocks.


SENSEX Index Rebalance Preview: Likely Wipro Deletion Opens an Index Spot

<ul><li>Accenture’s reported Q1FY24 results stood below street expectations on all financial and operational terms.</li><li>Revenue for the quarter stood at $16.04 Bn, registering a growth of 1% in local currency YoY and 3% in US$ terms.</li><li>It registered GAAP EPS of $3.1 for the quarter while adjusted EPS stood at $3.27, reporting 6% YoY growth. </li></ul>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’s reported Q1FY24 results stood below street expectations on all financial and operational terms.Revenue for the quarter stood at $16.04 Bn, registering a growth of 1% in local currency YoY and 3% in US$ terms.It registered GAAP EPS of $3.1 for the quarter while adjusted EPS stood at $3.27, reporting 6% YoY growth. 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: Accenture Q1FY24 Result Update

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consultancy-svcs-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18708:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN)</a> launched an INR170bn (US$2bn) Buyback in mid-November 2023 which is one of the largest Buybacks in India in recent years.</li>
<li>The company has published the Letter of Offer confirming the final details and the expected timeline for this Buyback.</li>
<li>Below is a closer look at these details and their implications for shareholders.</li>
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Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN) launched an INR170bn (US$2bn) Buyback in mid-November 2023 which is one of the largest Buybacks in India in recent years.
The company has published the Letter of Offer confirming the final details and the expected timeline for this Buyback.
Below is a closer look at these details and their implications for shareholders.


Tata Consultancy Services Buyback: Tender Offer Period Opens on 1st Dec

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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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IT Sector (Q4FY24E Results Preview): Transition period from ‘gradually’ to ‘eventually’

IT sector (coverage universe) growth is expected to bottom out in Q4FY24 and recover ‘gradually’ in FY25E. The slowdown in macro is still a...

HDFC Securities

Accenture - Uncertainty Persists; Long-Term Demand Continues Strong

Accenture’s Q2FY24 results stood below street expectations on all financial and operational fronts. Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.8 Bn, flat...

Axis Direct

SENSEX Index Rebalance Preview: Likely Wipro Deletion Opens an Index Spot

Wipro is a potential deletion from the SENSEX in June. Adani Enterprises is in pole position, just ahead of Coal India. Passives need to trade over...

Brian Freitas

Sector Update: Accenture Q1FY24 Result Update

We believe strong investments in Digital Technologies, Cloud Transformation,Generative AI, and Machine Learning across verticals will support the...

Axis Direct

Tata Consultancy Services Buyback: Tender Offer Period Opens on 1st Dec

The Tender Offer Period closes on 7th December 2023. The Tender Offer Price is INR4,150/share. The current share price is around INR3,514. The...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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