Shiv Nadar ’sHCL Tech has beatenAzim Premji ’sWipro to become the third largest IT company in India.- For years, HCL Tech reported higher revenues than Wipro, but it was still behind in terms of market cap.
- With the Indian IT companies witnessing a sharp correction in 2022, HCL Tech is now bigger than Wipro in terms of revenues, profits and market capitalization as well.
It’s true no more as HCL Tech sprinted ahead of Wipro by a healthy margin with a market cap of over ₹2.5 lakh crore, compared to Wipro’s ₹2.2 lakh crore.
It’s worth noting that HCL Tech beat Wipro not because its shares surged this year – both the companies’ stocks have seen a massive drawdown this year. It’s just that HCL Tech’s shares have fallen much lower than Wipro.
It’s not just that these two companies have seen a meltdown. All IT stocks fell this year, with Wipro being the worst performer.
Source: NSE, August 30, 2022
HCL Technologies is much younger than Wipro – founded in 1991, it’s a 30-year-old company, while Wipro is almost an octogenarian, as it was founded in 1945 as a maker of vegetable oils.
It adapted to the changing business environment in the 1970s and 80s and transformed itself into an IT company.
HCL Tech is also slightly leaner than Wipro in terms of operations, with a headcount of 2.1 lakh as against Wipro’s 2.5 lakh.
Here’s how the two companies stack up:
Source: NSE, company reports
High attrition rates, supply chain issues, soaring inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war has poured cold water on the Indian IT sector, which witnessed an unprecedented boom in the past two years.
This resulted in $4 to “underweight” – the investment bank said in its report that the revenue has peaked and margins will continue to be under stress. It also noted that the slowdown could worsen in FY23 – and the $4.
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