Profit toh badha, par margin kyun gir gaya?
Socho, LTIMindtree ne Q4 FY26 mein apna consolidated net profit 43% badhaya, jo ki kaafi achhi baat hai! Lekin yahan ek twist hai. Jab details dekhi toh pata chala ki EBIT margin 16.1% se ghisak kar sirf 15.1% reh gaya hai. Revenue bhi ₹11,292 crore tak pahuncha, jo 4.7% growth hai, par ye margin ka kam hona investors ko chubh gaya. Isi wajah se stock Friday ko 3.5% se zyada neeche gir gaya.
Analysts kya keh rahe hain? Market ka mood kaisa hai?
Bade-bade analysts bhi is margin pressure ko lekar chintit hain. Citi ne toh 'Sell' rating dekar target price ₹3,850 kar diya hai. Jefferies bhi 'Underperform' bol raha hai aur target ₹3,700 kar diya hai. Kotak Securities bhi 'Reduce' rating ke saath ₹4,430 ka target de raha hai. Sabka kehna hai ki company ka valuation (P/E ratio 26.7x se 28.9x) peers jaise TCS (16.7x) aur Infosys (17.6x) ke comparison mein zyada lag raha hai, especially jab growth outlook theek nahi lag raha.
AI ka game aur competition!
Company ka AI platform 'BlueVerse' ek differentiator banne ki koshish kar raha hai, par experts ko lagta hai ki ye competitors ke offerings se alag nahi hai. IT sector mein waise bhi AI adoption ko lekar uncertainties hain aur global economy bhi theek nahi lag rahi. Is sab ke beech, LTIMindtree ka 15.1% ka operational EBIT margin, jo pehle 18.6% tha (Q3 FY26 mein, one-time impacts hata kar), ye ek badi chinta ka vishay bana hua hai. Jefferies ko toh FY26-29 mein sirf 6% revenue aur 9% EPS CAGR dikh raha hai, jo pehle ke performance se kaafi kam hai.
