HCL Technologies
BSE SENSEX
28,060
S&P CNX
8,650
24 August 2016
Update
| Sector:
Technology
CMP: INR787
TP: INR940 (+19%)
Buy
Unleashes future growth strategy…
Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
M.Cap. (INR b)
M.Cap. (USD b)
Avg Val, INRm
Free float (%)
Financials Snapshot (INR b)
Y/E Mar
2016
2017E
2018E
…by focus on new areas to offset cannibalization in IMS and Applications
HCLT IN
1410.756
986 / 707
7/-25/-24
1110
16.5
1796
39.6
Net Sales
EBITDA (INR b)
Net Profit
EPS
EPSGr. (%)
BV/Sh. (INR)
P/E (x)
P/BV (x)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
311.4
68.2
56.7
40.1
-20.3
200.2
19.6
3.9
21.5
19.9
474.1
100.1
80.1
56.3
40.4
235.3
14.0
3.3
26.3
24.1
544.0
113.8
89.9
62.8
11.4
276.2
12.5
2.8
25.1
23.3
We attended HCL Technologies’ (HCLT) analyst meet, where the company
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demonstrated its strategy to cater to a 21 century enterprise. The company
elaborated on its progress in Automation and Digitalization, where it has been
building end-to-end capabilities to transform the Enterprise.
The company introduced its growth strategy for FY17 and beyond, which is based on
different approaches for the following three modes: Mode 1 – Existing core services
(Engineering and ITO); Mode 2 – Businesses that are at an inflection point (cloud,
Security, Digital and IoT); and Mode 3 – Innovative IP partnership opportunities.
HCLT’s scale and capabilities position it nicely in the transforming market. Its strides
in Automation, investments and holistic approach on Digital should help offset the
cannibalization from infra and applications shift to public cloud. It re-iterated its FY17
guidance of revenue growth of 12-14% in CC and EBIT margin range of 19.5-20.5%.
Growth strategy for FY17 and beyond: Three modes
HCLT introduced its growth strategy for FY17 and beyond, which is based on taking
a differentiated approach for the three areas of services:
Mode 1 - Application Services, Infrastructure Services, Engineering & R&D
Services; Business Process Outsourcing:
Offers opportunity at the current
growth rate for the next few years owing to the large underserviced market
(penetration of outsourcing is still below 50%), increased participation and win
rates.
Mode 2 – Cloud Services, Security Services, BEYONDigital, IoT WoRKS:
Offers
opportunity to grow 20-30% YoY for next several years as these businesses are
at an inflection point, providing high growth opportunities in markets that are
fragmented and have no clear leaders.
Mode 3 – Products & Platforms (Ecosystem driven):
Modest goals driven by
strategic opportunities through partnerships for products and platforms.
Shareholding pattern (%)
As On
Jun-16 Mar-16 Jun-15
Promoter
60.4
60.4
60.6
DII
6.6
5.7
4.5
FII
25.7
26.9
28.9
Others
7.4
7.0
6.0
FII Includes depository receipts
Stock Performance (1-year)
HCL Technologies
Sensex - Rebased
1,100
1,000
900
800
700
600
Leveraging DryICE drive better win rates
HCLT’s DryICE platform combines Autonomics and Orchestration. Its strategy and
approach encompass automation across service lines (focusing on the core) by
leveraging Artificial Intelligence to drive real world benefits. DryICE has been used
to drive 20-60% cost reduction, depending on the maturity of services and
automation on a case-to-case basis. The success of DryICE is reflected in the fact
that it has impacted 90% of new wins for HCLT. DryICE is currently being used by
54% of its existing customers, reflecting its acceptance on the current base.
Holistic Digital strategy
HCLT’s Digital revenue forms ~25% of its Application Services revenue. Its strategy
spans across Digital Engagement Platforms, Modern Application Development and
Analytics. In line with this, it has carved out BEYONDigital, which is a broad-based
digital transformation unit having 15,000+ practitioners and over 200 client
relationships. HCLT’s positioning is being augmented by its Design practice, Digital
platform development, Ops transformation through DryICE and global co-
innovation labs.
Ashish Chopra
(Ashish.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1530
Sagar Lele
(Sagar.Lele@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1531
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