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Daily Brief India: Tata Consultancy Svcs, ICICI Securities Ltd, Larsen & Toubro and more

In today’s briefing:

  • TCS US$1.1bn Placement – Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others
  • ICICI Securities : A Special Situation Play with Limited Downside
  • Larsen & Toubro (LT IN): Order Book Remains Robust Amidst Margin Concerns


TCS US$1.1bn Placement – Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others

By Sumeet Singh

  • Tata Sons, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN).
  • The deal doesn’t appear to be well-flagged although it could be part of Tata Sons’ recent moves to avoid an RBI mandated listing next year.
  • In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.

ICICI Securities : A Special Situation Play with Limited Downside

By Nimish Maheshwari

  • ICICI Securities Shareholders will consider delisting proposal at the end of March-24 which will decide its fate
  • Swap Ratio based on current prices offers limited downside for I-Sec Shareholders if delisting goes through.
  • There could be potential upside of 20% if delisting fails.

Larsen & Toubro (LT IN): Order Book Remains Robust Amidst Margin Concerns

By Tina Banerjee

  • In Q3FY24, Larsen & Toubro (LT IN) witnessed order inflow of INR 760bn (up 25% YoY) bolstering the order book to INR 4.7tn at the end of December 2023.
  • Margins continued to remain under pressure in 9MFY24 due to cost pressures in legacy jobs.
  • Strong project execution and healthy order book are expected to drive future growth with margins reviving after bottoming out.

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