Tata Communications Ltd

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Tata Communications Ltd

₹ 1,584 -0.89%
23 Apr - close price
tatacommunications.com BSE: 500483 NSE: TATACOMM
About

Tata Communications was incorporated on March 19, 1986 as VSNL. In February 2002, the Government of India, as per their disinvestments plan, sold 25% of their holding in the company to the strategic partner. Consequently, the company was taken over under the administrative control of TATA. [1] It is the leading global digital ecosystem enabler. It has a leadership position in emerging markets, and an infrastructure that spans the globe. It delivers managed solutions to multinational companies and service providers. It partners with 300 of the Fortune 500 companies with their state-of the-art solutions, including a wide range of communication, collaboration, cloud, mobility, connected solutions, network and data center services. [2]

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Overview & History[1]
The company was incorporated in 1986, as VSNL (a wholly owned government entity). TATA group acquired 50% stake in the company in 2002 and changed its name to TCL in 2008. In FY21, Government of India divested its entire shareholding of 26.12%, of which 16.12% was sold to the general public, while the balance 10% was sold to PFL (a WOS of TSPL) through an off-market inter se transfer of shares between the promoters. As of FY23, TS holds a 58.86% stake. TCL owns and operates the world’s only wholly owned fibre optic sub-sea network ring around the globe and is the world’s largest wholesale voice provider. It offers international and national voice and data transmission services, selling and leasing of bandwidth
on undersea cable systems, Internet dial up, and broadband services and other value-added services comprising mainly mobile
global roaming and signalling services, transponder lease, telex and telegraph, and television up linking.
TCL’s businesses are primarily divided into the following segments: DMS, Voice Services (VS), transformation services, payment
solutions, and real estate.

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  • Market Cap ₹ 45,155 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 1,584
  • High / Low ₹ 2,175 / 1,291
  • Stock P/E 74.5
  • Book Value ₹ 367
  • Dividend Yield 1.05 %
  • ROCE 6.42 %
  • ROE 5.96 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 77.4%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 4.32 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 4.82% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.32% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.825 Cr.

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Peer comparison

Sector: Telecomm-Service Industry: Telecommunications - Service Provider

Part of BSE MidCap BSE Dollex 200 BSE 500 Nifty 500 Nifty 200

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
1,725 1,720 1,775 1,844 1,897 1,975 2,008 2,005 2,004 1,809 1,794 1,815 1,860
1,282 1,250 1,325 1,382 1,432 1,485 1,558 1,514 1,532 1,404 1,385 1,393 1,499
Operating Profit 444 470 450 461 465 490 450 492 472 404 409 421 362
OPM % 26% 27% 25% 25% 25% 25% 22% 25% 24% 22% 23% 23% 19%
299 259 113 75 -226 211 46 -121 94 269 -268 67 757
Interest 20 25 23 21 20 15 23 54 63 42 60 66 68
Depreciation 238 232 232 237 295 249 255 261 273 246 249 243 245
Profit before tax 485 471 308 278 -76 436 218 55 230 385 -168 180 805
Tax % 26% 24% 24% 25% 81% 25% 24% 150% 24% 11% -29% 27% 13%
356 360 235 209 -138 328 164 -28 174 342 -120 132 697
EPS in Rs 12.51 12.62 8.26 7.33 -4.83 11.51 5.77 -0.98 6.10 12.00 -4.21 4.62 24.46
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
4,376 4,319 4,790 5,068 5,252 5,389 5,750 6,225 6,587 7,236 7,992 7,278
3,378 3,291 3,598 3,875 3,982 4,163 4,178 4,242 4,632 5,390 6,088 5,682
Operating Profit 998 1,028 1,192 1,193 1,270 1,226 1,572 1,984 1,956 1,846 1,904 1,596
OPM % 23% 24% 25% 24% 24% 23% 27% 32% 30% 26% 24% 22%
545 719 187 807 89 -575 -166 325 569 221 230 825
Interest 60 25 31 31 40 36 55 107 89 90 156 236
Depreciation 680 719 743 765 830 891 977 973 916 996 1,038 984
Profit before tax 803 1,003 605 1,205 489 -276 374 1,229 1,520 981 940 1,202
Tax % 32% 33% 35% 43% 45% 60% 44% 22% 23% 32% 32% 13%
542 675 393 690 267 -442 209 963 1,167 666 639 1,051
EPS in Rs 19.03 23.67 13.78 24.20 9.36 -15.52 7.33 33.78 40.96 23.37 22.41 36.87
Dividend Payout % 24% 23% 31% 25% 48% -29% 55% 41% 51% 90% 75% 68%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 3%
TTM: -9%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: -19%
TTM: -18%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 34%
3 Years: 12%
1 Year: -9%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 7%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285 285
Reserves 7,601 8,067 8,611 8,970 8,518 7,914 7,936 8,782 9,518 9,576 9,605 10,166
941 581 684 737 524 451 1,012 1,032 948 962 3,176 3,902
2,702 2,800 2,942 3,153 3,575 3,964 4,257 4,100 3,970 4,442 4,717 4,529
Total Liabilities 11,529 11,733 12,522 13,145 12,903 12,614 13,490 14,198 14,720 15,265 17,784 18,882
4,237 4,174 3,810 3,997 4,112 4,597 5,252 5,061 5,060 5,005 5,334 5,279
CWIP 310 236 358 496 376 210 149 205 448 701 731 598
Investments 3,003 4,124 4,688 5,366 4,211 3,873 4,038 4,736 4,277 4,417 6,083 7,095
3,979 3,198 3,667 3,286 4,204 3,933 4,050 4,196 4,936 5,142 5,636 5,910
Total Assets 11,529 11,733 12,522 13,145 12,903 12,614 13,490 14,198 14,720 15,265 17,784 18,882

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,204 1,461 908 971 1,029 1,248 1,108 1,647 2,173 2,087 2,106 1,597
-1,014 -1,278 -850 -865 -61 -1,450 -1,093 -1,454 -1,708 -1,224 -3,500 -1,381
2 -553 -127 -90 -442 -263 1 -159 -563 -710 1,410 -290
Net Cash Flow 193 -371 -69 16 525 -466 17 35 -99 153 16 -74

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 57 61 64 58 85 88 82 64 61 59 56 60
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 57 61 64 58 85 88 82 64 61 59 56 60
Working Capital Days -128 -100 -62 -94 -97 -112 -102 -103 -20 -91 -94 -59
ROCE % 8% 10% 7% 4% 8% 5% 9% 13% 15% 12% 11% 6%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86% 58.86%
17.88% 17.02% 17.28% 16.99% 17.18% 17.53% 19.20% 18.24% 18.09% 18.06% 17.80% 16.99%
12.93% 13.89% 13.92% 14.02% 14.07% 13.55% 12.12% 13.14% 13.15% 13.45% 13.66% 14.51%
10.33% 10.22% 9.92% 10.11% 9.88% 10.06% 9.81% 9.77% 9.91% 9.62% 9.68% 9.63%
No. of Shareholders 1,74,9481,75,0171,66,1161,82,9401,70,8571,85,9761,95,6981,93,1572,03,4171,85,0241,90,3451,91,741

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