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<ul><li>Muted Demand Continues: The broader economic environment continues to remain challenging, with clients keeping tight control over discretionary budgets.</li><li>Therefore, there is a clear preference for vendor consolidation and cost take-out deals among clients.</li><li>However, the company’s rapid execution and deep relationship with clients will lead to sequential 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.

Muted Demand Continues: The broader economic environment continues to remain challenging, with clients keeping tight control over discretionary budgets.Therefore, there is a clear preference for vendor consolidation and cost take-out deals among clients.However, the company’s rapid execution and deep relationship with clients will lead to sequential 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.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd - Beat on Margins Front; Growth Momentum Continues

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Event-Driven

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Context:<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consultancy-svcs-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18708:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consultancy Services (TCS IN)</a> will report Second Quarter FY 2026 Results on Thursday, 9 October 2025, after market close.</li>
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Highlight: Typically a low-volatility stock, TCS has seen notable post-earnings swings in the past. Option markets now anticipate a move larger than its historic average.</li>
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Why it matters: TCS is a top constituent of the Nifty 50 and Sensex. TCS’s commentary on the new H-1B visa fee could influence sentiment across India’s IT services sector.</li>
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Context:Tata Consultancy Services (TCS IN) will report Second Quarter FY 2026 Results on Thursday, 9 October 2025, after market close.

Highlight: Typically a low-volatility stock, TCS has seen notable post-earnings swings in the past. Option markets now anticipate a move larger than its historic average.

Why it matters: TCS is a top constituent of the Nifty 50 and Sensex. TCS’s commentary on the new H-1B visa fee could influence sentiment across India’s IT services sector.


Tata Consultancy Services (TCS IN) Q2 FY2026 Results: Options Signal Larger-Than-Usual Move

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

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 Broad-based Weakness:<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> 's revenue declined 3.1% YoY in CC; domestic business fell sharply due to BSNL, while international demand remained soft across key verticals.</li>
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 GenAI Pivot Amid Margin Pressure: TCS is shifting from GenAI pilots to scaled deployments, investing heavily in AI skilling, while margins face pressure from underutilization and delayed deal ramps.</li>
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 Outlook Cautious Despite TCV Growth: TCV rose 13.2% YoY to $9.4 Bn, but mega deals are missing; execution delays and macro concerns cloud near-term visibility.</li>
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 Broad-based Weakness:Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN) 's revenue declined 3.1% YoY in CC; domestic business fell sharply due to BSNL, while international demand remained soft across key verticals.

 GenAI Pivot Amid Margin Pressure: TCS is shifting from GenAI pilots to scaled deployments, investing heavily in AI skilling, while margins face pressure from underutilization and delayed deal ramps.

 Outlook Cautious Despite TCV Growth: TCV rose 13.2% YoY to $9.4 Bn, but mega deals are missing; execution delays and macro concerns cloud near-term visibility.


TCS – Fighting on All Fronts: Gen AI, Competition & Macro Uncertainty. Underperformance Ahead

Equity Derivatives

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<li>This strategy exploits relative value in implied volatilities and combines it with a long Nifty 50 vs. short Nikkei 225 directional view over a period of two months.</li>
<li>The strategy performs well if the Nifty 50 rises and outperforms the Nikkei 225. If both indices decline, neither profit nor loss is incurred.</li>
<li>Leverage increases both the strategy's payoff and probability of success.</li>
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This strategy exploits relative value in implied volatilities and combines it with a long Nifty 50 vs. short Nikkei 225 directional view over a period of two months.
The strategy performs well if the Nifty 50 rises and outperforms the Nikkei 225. If both indices decline, neither profit nor loss is incurred.
Leverage increases both the strategy's payoff and probability of success.


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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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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> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aurionpro-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7984:1" rel="noopener">Aurionpro Solutions (AUPS IN)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27022:1" rel="noopener">Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MAZDOCKS IN)  </a>have shared major updates across demand outlook, sector focus, expansion plans, and strategic pivots. </li>
<li>Each company is aligning efforts to navigate macro uncertainties, tap digital or sectoral growth, and optimize capital allocation.</li>
<li>From TCS’s cautious outlook and margin levers to Apollo’s digital push and Indigo’s hospitality play, these moves reflect a broad spectrum of strategies among market leaders.</li>
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Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN) , Aurionpro Solutions (AUPS IN) , Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MAZDOCKS IN)  have shared major updates across demand outlook, sector focus, expansion plans, and strategic pivots. 
Each company is aligning efforts to navigate macro uncertainties, tap digital or sectoral growth, and optimize capital allocation.
From TCS’s cautious outlook and margin levers to Apollo’s digital push and Indigo’s hospitality play, these moves reflect a broad spectrum of strategies among market leaders.


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Tata Consultancy Services, a division of Tata Sons Limited, is a global IT services organization that provides a comprehensive range of IT services to its clients in diverse industries. The Company, caters to finance and banking, insurance, telecommunication, transportation, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and utility industries.

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Tata Consultancy Services Ltd - Beat on Margins Front; Growth Momentum Continues

Muted Demand Continues: The broader economic environment continues to remain challenging, with clients keeping tight control over discretionary...

Axis Direct

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS IN) Q2 FY2026 Results: Options Signal Larger-Than-Usual Move

TCS will report Q2 FY2026 results on 9 October 2025 amid potential for larger-than-usual post-earnings swings. Commentary on H-1B visa fees could...

Gaudenz Schneider

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As highlighted in our previous note, TCS is facing multiple challenges. As per reports, TCS has decided to cut 2% of workforce, cutting 12,000...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

EQD | Long Nifty 50 Vs. Short Nikkei 225 - A Relative Value Option Strategy with a Kicker

Option strategy: exploit relative value in implied volatilities combined with directional positioning for a leveraged payoff in a long Nifty 50 vs....

Gaudenz Schneider

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​Market leaders TCS, Aurionpro Solutions, and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders are adapting to macro uncertainties, focusing on digital growth, and...

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