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We maintain our ‘Tactical Buy’ call on Tech Mahindra and raise TP to INR2,050 by Sushil Sharma
rolling over to FY24 earnings estimate (from TP of INR1,670 earlier, refer Research Analyst
September-2021 note). Our thesis of pick up in 5G deal momentum aid to already SushilK.Sharma@edelweissfin.com
strong growth momentum in the Enterprise segment driven by digitization along
with stable margins is playing out along expected lines. The company indicated
that ~20% of Communications business is now 5G based and is likely to increase
further. We estimate FY22E, FY23E and FY24E EPS to be INR62, INR73 and INR82,
CMP INR: 1,806
respectively. We maintain our ‘Tactical Buy’ call and raise target price to
INR2,050. Rating: Tactical BUY
Target Price: INR 2,050
Continued momentum in deal wins, strong traction across markets in Q3FY22 Upside: 14%
Tech Mahindra posted a sequential growth rate of 6.4% in USD terms and 7.2% in
CC terms in Q3FY22. Net new deal wins remained elevated at USD750mn for
Q3FY22 on the back of traction across key markets and verticals. Deal wins
remained elevated over the past three quarters (USD1050mn, USD815mn and
USD750mn in Q4FY21, Q1FY22 and Q2FY22, respectively), resulting in a cumulative Bloomberg: TECHM:IN
deal win of USD2.6bn in the past nine months versus USD1.7bn over Q4FY20–
Q3FY21. 52-week
915 / 1,823
range (INR):
Continued investment in building capabilities to ensure Tech Mahindra remains M cap (INR Cr): 1,75,298
ahead of the curve
Promoter
Tech Mahindra maintained its strategy to undertake M&A activities with the 35.50
Holding (%)
intention to acquire specific capabilities or capture identified opportunities. The
company closed three acquisitions in Q3FY22, strengthening its competence in
digital product engineering, customer experience solutions and e-commerce
capabilities.
Tech Mahindra posted a sequential growth rate of 6.4% in USD terms and 7.2% in CC terms in
Q3FY22. Net new deal wins remained elevated at USD750mn for the quarter on the back of traction
across key markets and verticals. Deal wins remained elevated over the past three quarters
(USD1050mn, USD815mn and USD750mn in Q4FY21, Q1FY22and Q2FY22, respectively), resulting
in a cumulative deal win of USD2.6bn in the past nine months versus USD1.7bn over Q4FY20–
Q3FY21.
(INRmn)
1,330 14,000 13,313
1,309 10% 11,785
1,287 1,295
1,300 1,265 12,500 11,594 13%
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1,200 9,4969,173 11%
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Exhibit 3: Communications segment witnessed 23% YoY Exhibit 4: Net new deal bookings worth USD3bn in LTM,
growth in deal wins in Q3FY22 with 2x growth in win rates
1,079 4,200 60%
1,100 275% 3,700
3,606 3,515
225% 3,500 3,063 40%
900 2,816 2,734
175% 2,800 2,443
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(100) Jun-19 Mar-20 Dec-20 Sep-21 -125%
Communications deal wins (LHS) YoY Growth Deal wins, LTM (LHS) Growth (%)
Tech Mahindra maintained its strategy to undertake M&A activities with the intention to acquire
specific capabilities or capture identified opportunities. The company closed three acquisitions in
Q3FY22, strengthening its competence in digital product engineering, customer experience
solutions and e-commerce capabilities.
Exhibit 11: Manufacturing and BFSI verticals set to surpass USD1bn annual revenue, with mid- to
high-teens growth registered in H1FY22, and likely to accelerate in H2FY22
1,000 40%
800 30%
20%
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200 -10%
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FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 H1FY22
Manufacturing (LHS) BFSI (LHS) Mfg. Growth (RHS) BFSI Growth (RHS)
Exhibit 12: 3x growth in manufacturing pipeline through the past four quarters, forming 30% of
current pipeline
Exhibit 13: BFSI business expanded at a 16% CAGR over the past five years, with 1/3rd of Tech
Mahindra’s top 10 clients from the BFSI space
With robust demand driven by digital transformation in the Enterprise business and uptick in 5G
deals in the CME vertical, investment in building capabilities and strong deal wins and pipeline, we
expect Tech Mahindra to deliver 14% revenue and 17% PAT CAGR over FY21–23E. The stock trades
at 29x/24x/22x FY22E/FY23E/FY24E earnings estimate and maintain our ‘Tactical Buy’ call and raise
target price to INR2,050.
Exhibit 14: Tech Mahindra 1-year forward P/E multiple likely to sustain as valuations track
revenue growth
26
20%
23
15%
20
17 10%
14
5%
11
8 0%
01-04-2015
01-04-2017
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Mcap/PAT (LHS) -2 SD -1 SD
Mean 1 SD 2 SD
Revenue Growth (RHS)
Exhibit 15: Tech Mahindra reasonably valued across large cap and midcap IT universe
Mcap Revenue (INRmn) EBIT Margins EPS P/E ROCE ROE
CMP
(INRmn) FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21 FY22E FY23E FY21 FY22E FY23E
TCS 3,671 1,35,78,840 16,41,770 18,69,050 21,25,927 26% 26% 27% 91 107 125 40 34 29 12% 13% 14% 40% 43% 44%
Infosys 1,864 78,38,000 10,04,730 11,94,628 14,07,169 25% 25% 25% 46 54 65 41 34 29 9% 10% 12% 27% 31% 34%
HCL Tech 1,265 34,33,000 7,53,790 8,68,094 9,73,678 21% 20% 21% 46 51 61 28 25 21 27% 27% 32% 22% 22% 26%
Wipro 698 38,16,000 6,19,430 7,92,133 9,07,928 19% 19% 19% 20 25 28 36 28 25 21% 26% 24% 20% 24% 24%
Tech M 1,724 16,72,000 3,78,551 4,32,612 4,88,224 14% 15% 17% 50 62 73 34 29 24 24% 27% 2% 19% 21% 21%
LTI 7,166 12,56,000 1,23,698 1,54,934 1,85,225 19% 19% 22% 110 141 186 65 51 39 41% 42% 48% 31% 32% 36%
Mindtree 4,621 7,61,821 79,678 1,03,522 1,25,975 17% 18% 19% 67 93 115 69 50 40 41% 43% 44% 30% 32% 33%
Coforge 5,646 3,43,748 46,628 64,163 79,966 14% 15% 19% 79 118 184 72 48 31 26% 34% 42% 19% 25% 32%
LTTS 5,343 5,63,593 54,497 66,884 82,465 15% 19% 22% 65 98 141 82 55 38 29% 37% 44% 22% 28% 33%
Persistent Systems
5,501 3,42,617 41,879 56,022 73,991 12% 14% 16% 59 89 129 93 62 43 23% 31% 37% 18% 23% 28%
Birlasoft 531 1,47,704 35,557 41,872 51,831 13% 14% 15% 11 17 23 47 31 24 20% 26% 29% 16% 21% 24%
Cyient 991 1,09,155 41,325 46,335 53,118 10% 13% 13% 33 45 54 30 22 18 15% 19% 20% 14% 16% 17%
eClerx 2,359 79,793 15,645 20,605 22,966 23% 24% 23% 81 109 118 29 22 20 25% 29% 29% 19% 23% 21%
Source: Company, Edelweiss Wealth Research
Valuation Metrics
Year to March FY20A FY21 FY22E
Diluted P/E (x) 36 29 24
Price/BV (x) 6.4 5.6 4.8
EV/EBITDA (x) 22.9 19 15.6
Dividend yield (%) 1.1 1.1 1.1
Valuation Drivers
Year to March FY21A FY22E FY23E
EPS growth (%) 10.1 24 17
RoE (%) 19.0 20.6 20.9
EBITDA growth (%) 19.6 20 21.8
Payout ratio (%) 33.9 27.4 23.4
Vinay Khattar
Head Research
VINAY Digitally signed by
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