We have got the initial set of numbers. Perhaps there is a clear indication from IT and some directional sense from HDFC Bank. What do you make of the numbers so far?
If you look at the IT companies chiefly TCS and Infosys and look at the past four quarters’ EPS earnings now, I am not looking at the revenue numbers alone but what is interesting is on the EPS side, we will notice that the incremental EPS that they have done for this quarter has been among the best for the last four odd quarters for both Infosys and TCS. Plus TCS has paid a rich dividend as well.
Most of the IT companies therefore had done really well on the bottom line, despite the headwinds that they have faced on the margin side. The margin was under pressure a couple of quarters back. Now they have recovered from those margin lows and are doing better.
Business growth which is on the top line side does not seem to have actually cracked or come down substantially in terms of momentum. The deal win pipeline is still good and so IT companies have done better.
Bloomberg data show that seven out of the last eight quarters, TCS has failed to excite market consensus estimates. Wipro has managed to beat the estimates six out of the last eight quarters but has fallen more than 40% in the last one year. TCS despite not meeting estimates for seven out of eight quarters, has fallen the least! Isn’t that ironic?
So what one has to really look at is what is the deal pipeline win that these companies are doing, Wipro has been coming off a weak base and therefore these numbers that you have talked about in terms of doing better relative to what they have done in the past has stood out but the deal win momentum has been quite strong for TCS relative to what it has been for Wipro.
That tells us that TCS will be seen as better relative to Wipro and that is perhaps what the market is trying to tell us. Moreover, Wipro has a considerable exposure on the energy side when it comes to its analysis from a vertical point of view and that has not turned stable. I would say what the investors look for is the momentum gathering up in terms of top line through deal wins.
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