Why is Persistent Systems Ltd ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 22.63%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 28.63% and Operating profit at 36.36%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 20.44%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- The company has declared positive results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 30.94%
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 4,055.94 cr
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 767.71 cr.
3
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- Multiple factors for the stock are Mildly Bearish like MACD, Bollinger Band, KST and OBV
4
With ROE of 24.7, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 10 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -11.14%, its profits have risen by 38.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.1
5
High Institutional Holdings at 52.59%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Persistent Syste should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Persistent Syste for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Persistent Syste
4.99%
-0.35
31.58%
Sensex
-11.86%
-0.49
12.94%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
28.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
33.85%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
32.35
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.32
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.21
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.71
Tax Ratio
22.42%
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.96%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
51.03%
ROCE (avg)
33.98%
ROE (avg)
22.63%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
43
Industry P/E
19
Price to Book Value
10.99
EV to EBIT
34.39
EV to EBITDA
29.32
EV to Capital Employed
13.66
EV to Sales
5.37
PEG Ratio
1.44
Dividend Yield
0.73%
ROCE (Latest)
38.70%
ROE (Latest)
24.68%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
PAT(Latest six months)
At Rs 1,012.30 cr has Grown at 23.35%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 30.94%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 4,303.23 cr
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(HY)
Highest at Rs 1,218.25 cr
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.91 times
-2What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Persistent Syste
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 4,303.23 cr and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Latest six months
At Rs 1,012.30 cr has Grown at 23.35%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Half Yearly
Highest at Rs 1,218.25 cr
in the last six half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at 6.91 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Persistent Syste
Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 70.64 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating Income