Our view

Overall, the revenue and margin performance in the quarter was ahead of expectation. Demand environment continues to remain robust in all the operating segments of the company. Well placed to meet its FY22 growth guidance of 19-20% in USD terms. We expect revenue to grow at CAGR of 17.5% over FY22E-FY24E with average EBIT margin of 18%. Trades at stretched valuation of PE of 40.6x on FY24E EPS. We maintain ADD on the stock with revised target price of Rs 5,251/share

Result Highlights

• Reported revenue of $217mn ( Rs 16.077 mn) up 5.7% in USD terms; up 5.9% in INR terms. The revenue growth was 6% QoQ in cc terms. The growth was led by strong performance in Medical Devices (up 9.6% QoQ) and industrial products (8.6% QoQ).. Raised revenue growth guidance for FY22 from 15-17% to 19-20%.
• EBIT margin increased by 116 bps QoQ to 18.4% (significantly above estimate even after wage hike for seniors in the quarter) led by positive operating leverage as other expenses declined from 12.4% of revenue in Q1FY22 to 11.6% of revenue in Q2FY22. 5th consecutive quarter of improvement in EBIT margin.
• Offshore revenue mix grew by 110 bps QoQ to 59.2% in line with industry trend.
• Employee utilization including trainees decreased by 110 bps QoQ to 78.1% on higher hiring. Added 1011 employees during the quarter to 17983 employees. LTM attrition increased by 200 bps QoQ to 16.5%, better than other tier 2 IT companies.
• Also declared special dividend of Rs 10/ share on completion of 5 years of listing

Valuation

The stock trades at stretched PER of 40.6x on FY24E EPS. Robust deal booking provides strong visibility about revenue outlook over medium term. However, it faces potential margin headwinds such as travel expenses coming back and high attrition. We rollover to FY24E estimates and value the stock at 43x on FY24E earnings, arriving at target price of Rs 5,251/share.
Shares of L&T Technology Services Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 4577.80 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 4730.95. The total number of shares traded during the day was 40934 in over 7672 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 4859.15 and intraday low of 4550.00. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 191342569.00.