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Ravi Pandit ji KPIT ke liye ek pillar the, unhone hi company ko automotive software aur mobility engineering mein ek global player banaya. Unka vision hi tha jo company ko AI-defined mobility aur software-defined vehicles (SDVs) jaise advanced areas mein le gaya. Company ne ek succession plan bana rakha hai, jisme co-founder Kishor Patil aage ki continuity dekhenge, lekin ek bade visionary ke jaane se strategy ko maintain karne par focus karna hoga. Company ne haal hi mein Israeli cybersecurity firm Cymotive ko $120 million tak mein khareed kar apna commitment dikhaya hai.
Ab financials ki baat karein toh, FY26 ke Q4 mein revenue toh 12% badha hai, par profit mein 33% ki girawat aayi hai. Isse lagta hai ki profit margin par thoda pressure hai. Company ki market cap lagbhag ₹196 billion se ₹213 billion ke beech hai. Valuation wise, KPIT ka P/E ratio 27-29 chal raha hai, jo ki competitors jaise Tata Elxsi (P/E 38-41) aur L&T Technology Services (P/E 29-32) se thoda kam hai. Analysts abhi bhi generally positive hain aur 'Buy' rating de rahe hain, target price ₹850 se ₹900 ke aas paas hai. Lekin stock pichhle 3 mahine mein 21% aur saal bhar mein 41% gir chuka hai.
Aage chal kar, KPIT ka focus 'AI-defined mobility' mein ek leader banne par hai. Ye strategy promising hai, par iske liye strong execution aur leadership chahiye. Kishor Patil ke netritva mein, management order book ka fayda uthana chahti hai aur outcome-led solutions par dhyaan degi.