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<li>KPIT reported a strong Q4FY24 led by 5.1% QoQ revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms. EBITDA margin came in better than expected at 20.7%.</li>
<li>Overall, in line with our projection, KPIT even beat its upgraded guidance by posting YoY revenue growth of 39%+ in CC terms vs 37%+ guided.</li>
<li>KPIT has guided for a strong FY25 with revenue guidance of 18-22% in CC terms and EBITDA margin of 20.5%+.</li>
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KPIT reported a strong Q4FY24 led by 5.1% QoQ revenue growth in constant currency (CC) terms. EBITDA margin came in better than expected at 20.7%.
Overall, in line with our projection, KPIT even beat its upgraded guidance by posting YoY revenue growth of 39%+ in CC terms vs 37%+ guided.
KPIT has guided for a strong FY25 with revenue guidance of 18-22% in CC terms and EBITDA margin of 20.5%+.


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<li>KPIT raised its full-year FY24 revenue growth guidance to 37%+ from 27-30% earlier, led by a strong Q2FY24 performance. EBITDA margin guidance has been also raised to 20%+ from 19-20%.</li>
<li>Despite wage hike impact of 250bp, EBITDA margin came in at 20%, at the upper end of the 19-20% FY24 guidance. Operating leverage and realization improvement helped offset the impact.</li>
<li>With the strong Q2 performance, we are upgrading our FY24 PAT estimate to INR 580cr+ vs INR 550cr+ earlier and FY25 PAT of INR 730cr+ vs INR 700cr+ earlier.</li>
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KPIT raised its full-year FY24 revenue growth guidance to 37%+ from 27-30% earlier, led by a strong Q2FY24 performance. EBITDA margin guidance has been also raised to 20%+ from 19-20%.
Despite wage hike impact of 250bp, EBITDA margin came in at 20%, at the upper end of the 19-20% FY24 guidance. Operating leverage and realization improvement helped offset the impact.
With the strong Q2 performance, we are upgrading our FY24 PAT estimate to INR 580cr+ vs INR 550cr+ earlier and FY25 PAT of INR 730cr+ vs INR 700cr+ earlier.


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<li>Despite upping the FY24 guidance in the prior quarter (Q2FY24), KPIT is confident of beating even the raised guidance, led by strong Q3FY24 performance and an upbeat outlook.</li>
<li>Despite accelerated revenue in H1FY24 from the Honda engagement, Q3FY24 saw robust revenue growth of 4.3% QoQ in CC terms. EBITDA margin expanded to 20.6% vs 20% QoQ. </li>
<li>KPIT's new venture, Qorix, is coming along well and could prove to be transformative. This could enable KPIT to become a product company, alongside being a high-growth service company.</li>
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Despite upping the FY24 guidance in the prior quarter (Q2FY24), KPIT is confident of beating even the raised guidance, led by strong Q3FY24 performance and an upbeat outlook.
Despite accelerated revenue in H1FY24 from the Honda engagement, Q3FY24 saw robust revenue growth of 4.3% QoQ in CC terms. EBITDA margin expanded to 20.6% vs 20% QoQ. 
KPIT's new venture, Qorix, is coming along well and could prove to be transformative. This could enable KPIT to become a product company, alongside being a high-growth service company.


KPIT: On Track to Beat the FY24 Raised Guidance

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<li>KPIT reported a strong Q1FY24 with 7.1% constant-currency (CC) revenue growth and EBIDTA growth of 13.3% QoQ. EBITDA margin expanded by 90bp QoQ to end at 20%.</li>
<li>KPIT is upbeat about the demand environment. OEMs are continuing to spend heavily on new technologies. KPIT itself is investing significantly in R&amp;D, especially Generative AI.</li>
<li>Deal wins was healthy at $190mm vs typical run-rate of $150mm+. The pipeline is also healthy across practices.</li>
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KPIT reported a strong Q1FY24 with 7.1% constant-currency (CC) revenue growth and EBIDTA growth of 13.3% QoQ. EBITDA margin expanded by 90bp QoQ to end at 20%.
KPIT is upbeat about the demand environment. OEMs are continuing to spend heavily on new technologies. KPIT itself is investing significantly in R&amp;D, especially Generative AI.
Deal wins was healthy at $190mm vs typical run-rate of $150mm+. The pipeline is also healthy across practices.


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Tata Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23700:1" rel="noopener">Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN)</a> priced its IPO at Rs500 per share to raise gross proceeds of US$365 million. The shares will start trading tomorrow.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tata-technologies-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:117597" rel="noopener">Tata Technologies IPO: The Investment Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tata-technologies-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:117850" rel="noopener">Tata Technologies IPO: Valuation Insights</a>. </li>
<li>The market sentiment on the sector has improved. In 2023, Indian IPOs with a &gt;US$100 million raise had an average first-day gain of 28.3%. The IPO price is attractive.  </li>
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Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN) priced its IPO at Rs500 per share to raise gross proceeds of US$365 million. The shares will start trading tomorrow.
We previously discussed the IPO in Tata Technologies IPO: The Investment Case and Tata Technologies IPO: Valuation Insights. 
The market sentiment on the sector has improved. In 2023, Indian IPOs with a &gt;US$100 million raise had an average first-day gain of 28.3%. The IPO price is attractive.  


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KPIT Technologies Limited operates as a technology company. The Company specializes in embedded software, artificial intelligence, and digital solutions. KPIT Technologies serves automobile industry worldwide.

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