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NSE · India · Information Technology Services
The model's numbers as sentences. Every figure comes from the live data and your inputs, so the story changes when you change an input.
Priced roughly in line with its history
At today's price of ₹1,428, the market is pricing in revenue growth of about 6.8% a year for FY27E–FY31E, holding the rest of your base case. HCL Technologies Limited's revenue grew 8.7% a year between FY23 and FY26, so the price asks for about what it has delivered.
Your base case assumes 7.0% revenue growth a year on average, more than the price implies, and values the shares at ₹1,443, 1% above today's price.
If your base case comes true, the whole business would return about 11.7% a year at today's price, about the same as the 11.6% a year the model requires (the WACC).
About 58% of today's price pays for future growth. The other 42%, ₹594.72 a share, is what FY26 operating profit after tax is worth if it never grows.
Across 2,000 simulated futures around your base case, the middle 80% of values runs from ₹1,159 to ₹1,852 a share, and 53% of them are worth more than today's price.
Business health grade A (90 out of 100): passes most quality and accounting screens, with 5 strengths and no red flags.
Educational, not investment advice. “Favourable” means the numbers lean in today's price's favour; “Caution” means the price asks a lot of the future.
Every valuation range side by side, against today's price and the value estimate. Per share, in INR.
| Range | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF scenarios (bear to bull) | ₹1,175 | ₹1,443 | ₹1,740 |
| DCF sensitivity (WACC and g ±1 point) | ₹1,158 | ₹1,443 | ₹1,972 |
| Monte Carlo (middle 80% of 2,000 runs) | ₹1,159 | ₹1,446 | ₹1,852 |
| EV/EBITDA comps (25th to 75th percentile) | ₹1,108 | ₹1,195 | ₹1,390 |
| P/E comps (25th to 75th percentile) | ₹1,049 | ₹1,133 | ₹1,456 |
| Analyst targets (39 analysts, low to high) | ₹1,050 | ₹1,270 | ₹1,530 |
| 52-week share price (trading range) | ₹1,030 | – | ₹1,780 |
Is this a good, honest business, not just a cheap one? Published screens on the reported annual accounts (FY23–FY26), plus plain ratios. Screens, not verdicts: read the accounts before relying on any of them.
Grade A (90/100): passes most quality and accounting screens, with 5 strengths and no red flags.
None of the checks raised a red flag.
F-score by year: FY24 8/9 · FY25 6/9
| Ratio | Value | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital ÷ total assets | 0.333 | 6.56 | 2.18 |
| Retained earnings ÷ total assets | 0.500 | 3.26 | 1.63 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) ÷ total assets | 0.198 | 6.72 | 1.33 |
| Book equity ÷ total liabilities | 1.831 | 1.05 | 1.92 |
FY26 figures. Safe above 2.60, grey zone 1.10 to 2.60, distress below 1.10.
Z'' by year: FY24 7.97 · FY25 7.43
| Index | Value | Manipulators | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables growing faster than sales (DSRI) | 1.087 | 1.465 | 1.031 |
| Gross margin slipping (GMI) | 1.006 | 1.193 | 1.014 |
| More hard-to-value assets (AQI) | 0.947 | 1.254 | 1.039 |
| Sales growth (SGI) | 1.112 | 1.607 | 1.134 |
| Depreciation slowing (DEPI) | 1.018 | 1.077 | 1.001 |
| Overheads vs sales (SGAI) | 1.010 | 1.041 | 1.054 |
| Profit not backed by cash, ÷ assets (TATA) | -0.029 | 0.031 | 0.018 |
| Leverage rising (LVGI) | 1.029 | 1.111 | 1.037 |
FY26 against FY25. Above −1.78 the pattern resembles companies later found to have manipulated earnings; some analysts use a stricter −2.22.
Piotroski F-score (Joseph Piotroski, 2000): nine pass-or-fail tests of profitability, debt, liquidity and efficiency, each comparing the latest year with the one before. 7 or more is strong; 3 or fewer is weak.
Altman Z'' (Edward Altman, 1995, the version for non-manufacturers and emerging markets): combines working capital, retained earnings, operating profit and book equity relative to the balance sheet. Above 2.60 is the safe zone, below 1.10 the distress zone.
Beneish M-score (Messod Beneish, 1999): eight ratios that, in his study, separated companies later found to have manipulated earnings. Above −1.78 resembles that pattern. It is a prompt to read the notes to the accounts, not an accusation.
Grade: a 0 to 100 blend (Piotroski 40%, Altman 20%, Beneish 15%, the ratios 25%, re-weighted when a part is missing): A from 80, B from 65, C from 50, D from 35, E below.
All three screens were built on US companies and annual accounts from Yahoo Finance, which can be incomplete. Lenders, insurers and holding companies get financial-firm ratios instead of the Altman and Beneish screens.
Price targets and ratings from the brokers' analysts who cover the stock, as Yahoo collects them. Their opinion, not this app's; set against the model so you can see where you differ.
39 analysts' average 12-month target is ₹1,270, -11.1% against today's ₹1,428 (median ₹1,255). The range runs from ₹1,050 to ₹1,530.
Your value estimate of ₹1,300 is 2% above the analysts' average.
Targets are usually for 12 months ahead and tend to run optimistic; brokers that cover a company often do business with it. Counts and targets come from different updates, so they may not match exactly.
How much the shares have swung and how far they have fallen over five years. Risk repeats far more reliably than direction, so this is the honest kind of forecast: how far the price may move, not which way.
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A reverse DCF: the constant revenue growth, or the constant EBIT margin, that makes the DCF equal today's price, holding everything else in your base case.
The yearly return on the whole business at today's price if your base case comes true, against the return the model requires and what a government bond pays.
If your base case comes true, today's price earns about 11.7% a year, about the same as the 11.6% the model requires.
Every ₹100 of share price buys ₹4.83 of today's profit a year, less than the ₹7.44 of interest the bond pays: the price counts on profits growing.
Expected return (an internal rate of return). Imagine buying the whole company at today's price: its shares and its debt, less its cash. The expected return is the yearly rate that makes the free cash flows in your base case, plus the value after FY31E growing at 5.0%, add up to exactly today's price. When it is above the WACC, the price sits below your DCF value. It only comes true if the forecast does.
Earnings power value. What the business is worth if its last reported operating profit never grows or shrinks (a simplified version of Bruce Greenwald's method). It treats depreciation as the spending needed to stand still, and uses reported rather than average profit, so one unusual year moves it.
Earnings yield is the profit a year you buy with each unit of price (the P/E turned upside down). Free cash flow yield is the same idea with next year's forecast cash flow.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Expected return (IRR), base case | 11.7% |
| Required return (WACC) | 11.6% |
| Expected minus required | +0.1 pts |
| Cost of equity | 11.7% |
| 10-year government bond | 7.4% |
| Earnings power value per share | ₹594.72 |
| Share of price paying for growth | 58% |
| Earnings yield | 4.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.9% |
Revenue path for each scenario and its value per share with the same WACC and terminal growth.
| Revenue, ₹ crore | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | FY27E | FY28E | FY29E | FY30E | FY31E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported | 1,01,456 | 1,09,913 | 1,17,055 | 1,30,144 | |||||
| Bear | 1,39,775 | 1,42,850 | 1,46,849 | 1,51,842 | 1,57,916 | ||||
| Base | 1,43,679 | 1,51,150 | 1,59,917 | 1,70,152 | 1,82,062 | ||||
| Bull | 1,47,583 | 1,59,685 | 1,73,737 | 1,90,069 | 2,09,076 |
2,000 simulated futures around your base case. Each run shifts growth, margin, WACC and terminal growth at random using the spreads below (one standard deviation).
FCF = EBIT × (1 − tax) + D&A − capex − increase in working capital, discounted at the WACC from today to each fiscal year end.
| ₹ crore | FY27E | FY28E | FY29E | FY30E | FY31E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,43,679 | 1,51,150 | 1,59,917 | 1,70,152 | 1,82,062 |
| EBIT | 25,431 | 26,754 | 28,305 | 30,117 | 32,225 |
| NOPAT = EBIT × (1 − tax) | 19,150 | 20,145 | 21,314 | 22,678 | 24,265 |
| + D&A | 5,316 | 5,593 | 5,917 | 6,296 | 6,736 |
| − Capex | 1,724 | 1,814 | 1,919 | 2,042 | 2,185 |
| − Increase in working capital | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | 22,742 | 23,924 | 25,312 | 26,932 | 28,817 |
| Present value | 21,742 | 20,481 | 19,410 | 18,499 | 17,730 |
| Years to year end (t) | 0.41 | 1.41 | 2.41 | 3.41 | 4.41 |
Enterprise value plus cash, minus debt, leases, minority interests and cash already returned to shareholders since the balance sheet, divided by the shares.
All amounts in ₹ crore. Dividends with ex-dates after 2026-03-31: 2026-04-24 (24.00 per share), 2026-07-17 (12.00 per share), 2026-10-16 (12.00 per share).
Yahoo labels these statements USD but serves them in INR, so they are used as INR without conversion.
DCF value per share, base case. Blue cells sit above today's price, red cells below; the outlined cell is your current pair.
| g ↓ · WACC → | 10.64% | 11.14% | 11.64% | 12.14% | 12.64% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0% | ₹1,482 | ₹1,384 | ₹1,299 | ₹1,224 | ₹1,158 |
| 4.5% | ₹1,575 | ₹1,462 | ₹1,366 | ₹1,282 | ₹1,208 |
| 5.0% | ₹1,684 | ₹1,554 | ₹1,443 | ₹1,348 | ₹1,265 |
| 5.5% | ₹1,814 | ₹1,661 | ₹1,533 | ₹1,424 | ₹1,330 |
| 6.0% | ₹1,972 | ₹1,789 | ₹1,638 | ₹1,512 | ₹1,405 |
Found from Yahoo's related stocks in the same industry; multiples rebuilt here so currencies match. Untick a peer to drop it, or add your own.
| Company | In median | EV/EBITDA | P/E | EV/Sales | P/B | Op. margin | Rev. growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Mahindra Limited TECHM.NS Information Technology Services | 17.1x | 31.8x | 2.8x | 5.3x | 14.8% | 15.6% | |
| Wipro Limited WIPRO.NS Information Technology Services | 9.8x | 14.9x | 1.8x | 2.5x | 16.2% | 9.1% | |
| Infosys Limited INFY.NS Information Technology Services | 10.5x | 15.3x | 2.3x | 4.9x | 21.0% | 1.4% | |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited TCS.NS Information Technology Services | 11.9x | 17.5x | – | 7.6x | 24.0% | 11.2% | |
| Median of included | 4 | 11.2x | 16.4x | 2.3x | 5.1x | ||
| HCL Technologies Limited | – | 13.6x | 20.7x | 2.6x | 5.1x | 17.7% | 11.2% |
| Implied value per share | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV/EBITDA × EBITDA + net cash | ₹1,108 (10.3x) | ₹1,195 (11.2x) | ₹1,390 (13.2x) |
| P/E × earnings per share | ₹1,049 (15.2x) | ₹1,133 (16.4x) | ₹1,456 (21.1x) |
| P/B × book value per share | ₹1,198 (4.3x) | ₹1,427 (5.1x) | ₹1,643 (5.9x) |
| EV/Sales × revenue + net cash (check only) | ₹1,170 (2.1x) | ₹1,308 (2.3x) | ₹1,424 (2.6x) |
| Peer value (average of median EV/EBITDA and median P/E prices) | ₹1,164 |
Is today's multiple high or low for this stock? Its P/E (price ÷ earnings per share) or P/B (price ÷ book value per share) month by month, against the range it has traded in.
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HCL Technologies Limited (HCLTECH.NS), valuation summary, 1 Nov 2026 Value estimate ₹1,300 (-9.0% vs today's price of ₹1,428). • DCF (base case): ₹1,443 per share. WACC 11.64%, terminal growth 5.0%; terminal value is 74% of enterprise value. • Peers: ₹1,164 per share (average of median EV/EBITDA and median P/E prices; 4 peers). • Scenarios: bear ₹1,175, base ₹1,443, bull ₹1,740; probability-weighted ₹1,450. • What the price implies: 6.8% revenue growth a year for FY27E–FY31E, against 7.0% in this forecast. • Monte Carlo: 53% of 2,000 simulated outcomes are above today's price; middle 80% ₹1,159 to ₹1,852. • Key assumptions (base): revenue growth 10.4% → 5.2% → 5.8% → 6.4% → 7.0%; EBIT margin 17.7% to 17.7%; tax 24.7%. • Checks: all pass. Data: Yahoo Finance via yahoo-finance2 (unofficial; delayed prices), as of 1 Nov 2026. Educational model, not investment advice.
7 pass, 0 to review.
What the model uses, from Yahoo Finance via yahoo-finance2 (unofficial; delayed prices). Edit any number that looks wrong; your edits stay in this browser and are marked.
| ₹ crore | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | Avg ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | growth 8.7% | ||||
| EBIT (operating profit) | margin 19.3% | ||||
| D&A | 3.7% | ||||
| Profit before tax | |||||
| Tax | rate 24.7% | ||||
| Capex | 1.2% | ||||
| Increase in working capital | -6.3% of Δrev |
| Cash and short-term investments (₹ crore) | |
| Borrowings (₹ crore) | |
| Lease liabilities (₹ crore) | |
| Minority interests (₹ crore) | |
| Dividends since the balance sheet (₹ crore) |
| Revenue, trailing 12 months (₹ crore) | |
| EBITDA, trailing 12 months (₹ crore) | |
| Net income, trailing 12 months (₹ crore) | |
| Shares outstanding (crore) |
FY labels follow Indian fiscal years ending in March. Yahoo labels these statements USD but serves them in INR, so they are used as INR without conversion. Shares: 2,706,625,485. Price ₹1,428 at Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:58:17 GMT.