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Persistent Systems

PERSISTENT · NSE & BSE · Information Technology · IT Services

Current price

₹5,200.00

+0.70%FY24 (illustrative)

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About the company

A mid-cap IT services company with strength in software product engineering and digital.

Origin & history

Founded in 1990, Persistent Systems built a niche in product engineering and enterprise digital services.

Founded

1990

Headquarters

Pune

Business segments

Software Product Engineering55.0%
Enterprise Digital45.0%

Competitive position (moat)

Product-engineering depth and client relationships.

Governance

Widely held with professional management.

Promoter holding

0.0%

Institutional holding

45.0%

Why it's interesting

A fast-growing mid-cap IT player with a strong product-engineering and AI focus.

What to verify

  • Deal wins and demand
  • Margin and attrition
  • AI services ramp

Key risks

  • Demand softness
  • Competition
  • Currency

Valuation snapshot

Market cap

₹80,000 cr

Total value of all shares: price multiplied by shares outstanding.

P/E

32.0

Price to earnings: how much you pay per rupee of profit.

P/B

8.0

Price to book: how the price compares to net asset value per share.

EV/EBITDA

22.0

Enterprise value to operating profit: a valuation that accounts for debt and cash.

Dividend yield

0.5%

Annual dividend per share as a percentage of the price.

Profitability

Revenue

₹12,000 cr

EBITDA

₹2,800 cr

Net income

₹1,900 cr

EPS

₹123.00

EBITDA margin

23.3%

Net margin

15.8%

ROE

25.0%

ROCE

28.0%

Revenue growth

14.0%

Balance sheet health

Debt/equity

0.1

Total debt divided by shareholders' equity: how leveraged the company is.

Cash

₹2,000 cr

Cash and equivalents on the balance sheet.

Interest coverage

15.0

How many times operating profit covers interest expense.

Dividends & returns

Dividend yield

0.5%

Dividend yield is the annual payout as a share of the price. A higher yield can signal a mature, cash-generative business - or a falling price. Check the payout history before reading too much into it.

Growth trend

Revenue growth

14.0%

Revenue growth shows how fast the top line is expanding. Pair it with margin trends to see whether growth is turning into profit.

Ownership

Promoter holding

0.0%

Share held by the founding family or group.

Institutional holding

45.0%

Share held by mutual funds, insurers and foreign institutions.

Placeholders - verify in the shareholding pattern.

Key catalysts

  • AI ramp
  • Deal wins

Red flags

  • Demand
  • Competition

52-week range

52-week low

₹3,800.00

Lowest price in the 52-week range.

52-week high

₹5,500.00

Highest price in the 52-week range.