External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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<ul><li>The IT Services sector is expected to report resilient growth in Q2FY23 primarily led by the new large deal wins and a ramp-up of deals won in the previous quarter despite likely macroeconomic challenges.</li><li>IT spending in North America and Europe has remained robust due to strong demand for digital and cloud transformations.</li><li>We believe the said demand momentum is likely to remain intact at least for the quarter and don’t foresee any spending being cut in this quarter, at least from the large clients across geographies.</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>

The IT Services sector is expected to report resilient growth in Q2FY23 primarily led by the new large deal wins and a ramp-up of deals won in the previous quarter despite likely macroeconomic challenges.IT spending in North America and Europe has remained robust due to strong demand for digital and cloud transformations.We believe the said demand momentum is likely to remain intact at least for the quarter and don’t foresee any spending being cut in this quarter, at least from the large clients across geographies.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 & Telecom Q2fy23 Result Preview – Demand to Remain Robust

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>IT sector is expected to post resilient Q2 performance in context of the current macro environment.</li><li>Tier-1 IT is expected to deliver sequential growth in the range of 2.4% to 4% CC.</li><li>Cross currency impact severity will be similar to last quarter with -1.3% to -1.8% sequential impact for Tier-1. </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>

IT sector is expected to post resilient Q2 performance in context of the current macro environment.Tier-1 IT is expected to deliver sequential growth in the range of 2.4% to 4% CC.Cross currency impact severity will be similar to last quarter with -1.3% to -1.8% sequential impact for Tier-1. 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.

Information Technology - Demand Resilience

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<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

<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.

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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

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