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10 February 2011

UBS: Buy Patni Computer Systems Q410 results above UBS estimates; target Rs 600

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UBS Investment Research
Patni Computer Systems
Q410 results above UBS estimates; maintain Buy

􀂄 Revenue in line; net income beat estimates on higher other income
Patni reported 2.9% QoQ growth in revenue to Rs8.2bn, 2.0% higher than our
estimate and in line with consensus. While EBITDA margin was at 16.0%, lower
than our estimate, net profit came in at Rs1.76bn (up 37.8% QoQ), 34% above our
estimate. Net income was boosted by higher-than-expected forex gain and a tax
write-back.

􀂄 Influx of new clients and deal wins imply healthy growth rate
The influx of 19 new clients during the last quarter coupled with recent
deal/partnership wins suggests accelerated top-line growth for the company in the
medium term. We also believe that the induction of new management will lead to
further improvement in the growth rate.
􀂄 Successful integration with iGate remains the key catalyst for 2011
We believe the successful merger of Patni-iGate will be the catalyst in the near
term. Till the integration is completed, the combined entity will form a joint “goto-
market” strategy to exploit the complementary skills—iGate’s banking and
media practices and Patni’s insurance, manufacturing and telecom experience—to
help the consolidated entity grow faster.
􀂄 Valuation: maintain Buy rating, price target of Rs600
Patni is trading at 10.8x 2011E PE, a discount of 49% to Infosys. We believe this
discount should narrow once clarity emerges on the iGate deal dynamic and
integration roadmap. We derive our price target of Rs600 from a DCF-based
methodology and explicitly forecast long-term valuation drivers using UBS’s
VCAM tool. We assume a WACC of 11.7% and a terminal growth rate of 3%.


􀁑 Patni Computer Systems
Incorporated in 1978, Patni Computer Systems (Patni) is one of the leading
India-based providers of IT services. It has over 14,000 employees across 29
centres across the world. Patni offers services in application development and
maintenance, enterprise solutions and other IT-enabled services. It derives most
of its revenue from the US and the rest from EMEA and Asia. Its main verticals
are insurance, manufacturing and retail, and product engineering.
􀁑 Statement of Risk
A sharp decline in IT Services spending could result in downward revision of
our earnings estimates.

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