Why is Persistent Systems Ltd ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 20.09%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 26.60% and Operating profit at 37.94%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at Rs 3,062.28 cr
- PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 537.84 cr.
- PBT LESS OI(Q) Highest at Rs 439.41 cr.
3
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- The technical trend has deteriorated from Sideways on 03-Apr-25 and has generated -5.08% returns since then
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bearish like MACD, Bollinger Band and KST
4
With ROE of 22.2, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 12.3 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 15.16%, its profits have risen by 28.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2
5
High Institutional Holdings at 51.02%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Persistent Sys should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to IT - Software should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in IT - Software)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Persistent Sys for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Persistent Sys
15.03%
0.39
39.37%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
26.60%
EBIT Growth (5y)
37.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
50.01
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.32
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.61
Tax Ratio
22.94%
Dividend Payout Ratio
36.63%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
51.02%
ROCE (avg)
32.23%
ROE (avg)
20.09%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
52
Industry P/E
26
Price to Book Value
12.33
EV to EBIT
41.98
EV to EBITDA
35.28
EV to Capital Employed
13.67
EV to Sales
6.03
PEG Ratio
1.96
Dividend Yield
0.68%
ROCE (Latest)
30.69%
ROE (Latest)
22.16%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
17What is working for the Company
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 3,062.28 cr
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 537.84 cr.
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs 439.41 cr.
PAT(Q)
At Rs 372.99 cr has Grown at 21.0 %
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs 23.93
-2What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 5.05 times
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Here's what is working for Persistent Sys
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 3,062.28 cr and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 537.84 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 439.41 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 372.99 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 372.99 cr has Grown at 21.0 %
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 308.22 CrMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 23.93
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)
Here's what is not working for Persistent Sys
Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 5.05 times
in the last five half yearly periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio