12 March 2015
Update | Sector: Technology
Wipro
BSE Sensex
28,930
S&P CNX
8,776
CMP: INR655
TP: INR640 (-2%)
Neutral
Focus on hyper automation, digital strategies
Change in incentive structure to drive better execution
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Stock Info
Bloomberg
Equity Shares (m)
52-Week Range (INR)
1, 6, 12 Rel. Per (%)
Free float (%)
WPRO IN
2,469.0
677/475
-1/5/-17
26.6
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M.Cap.(INR b)/(USD b) 1,616.7/25.8
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Financial Snapshot (INR Billion)
Y/E Mar
2015E 2016E 2017E
Sales
469.2 520.9 582.8
EBITDA
PAT
EPS (INR)
EPS Gr. (%)
BV/Sh. (INR)
RoE (%)
RoCE (%)
P/E (x)
EV/EBITDA (x)
104.1 117.8 133.5
85.9
34.8
9.8
24.7
22.1
16.0
12.0
91.2 102.6
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36.9 41.6
6.2
23.8
23.0
15.0
10.3
12.5
22.8
22.8
13.4
8.8
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AvgVal(INRm)/Vol 000 1,161/2,067
Wipro (WPRO) unveiled its two-pronged strategy [1] to turbo charge the core
through scale, hyper automation and building IP assets and [2] securing the
future by servicing new buyers on the Digital agenda.
Execution will be measured on Digital being among the top three service line,
and efforts reducing by 35% for the current scope of work in the next three
years.
Farming was the main cause of underperformance in the last three years, while
hunting performed well.
Incentives for sales personnel, delivery manager and account manager will now
be linked to incremental growth, cross-sell of services from Apr 1, 2014.
Cross currency movement will impact USD revenue by 200-250bp for 4QFY15.
Oil & Gas vertical’s weakness remains a key headwind.
Growth to be driven by IMS and Digital, going forward. Maintain Neutral.
Strategy: Turbo charge the core and Secure the future
WPRO has a two-pronged strategy to tackle the evolving new digital world.
[1] Turbo charging the ‘Core’ (Run the Business) by
[a] Driving scale in core markets,
[b] Improving quality using hyper automation,
[c] Building up IP assets and capabilities.
[2] Securing the future (Change the Business) by
[a] Servicing new buyers (CMO, CFO, business heads) with a distinct agenda,
[b] Accelerate the Digital agenda,
[c] Re-imagine business with new themes – IoT, Open Source, AI.
Scale will be increased by investing in Australia, Canada, Continental Europe,
South Africa and a complete overhaul of Japan.
Hyper automation and artificial intelligence have multiple instances to impact
operations and productivity. For example, presently, 40% of the workforce is
directly involved in awaiting and resolving incidents on a case-to-case basis. This
can be done by hyper automation and artificial intelligence, with limited human
intervention.
Investments being made by WPRO in building IP assets and capabilities can be
seen from the fact that it has filed for 240+ patents in FY14-15, compared to 40-
70 five years ago. This number will almost double in FY16.
Company will try and build an ecosystem to be the Digital transformation
partner for clients by:
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USD100m corporate venture capital fund to invest in start-ups,
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M&A focused on Markets, Technology & Product areas in white spaces and,
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Partnerships with a set of start-ups to enable flow of innovations and share
of best practices.
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Ashish Chopra
(Ashish.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5424
Siddharth Vora
(Siddharth.Vora@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5585
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