Summary of Aquisition
Funded by – Fully by L & T
Total acquisition cost – 66 % at 107.3 Bn Rs
Price – 980 Rs per share
Post Merger Structure – Mind Tree to remain a separate entity
Total bid amount = 10, 700 crore ; L&t cash reserves = 15k-16k crore
L&T Mind Tree Remarks
Growth over a decade 16.5 %, 7306 crore in mar 22 % , 5436 crore at Similar Growth profiles
‘18 mar’18
Profit growth 18.1 % , 1112 crore 18.8 % ,570 crore Similar growth profiles
Margin 17 % in fy 18 13% in fy 18 L& T is higher
Specialization vertical BFSI – 47 % High tech media – 39 % Can complement
ROE – 5 years 40 % 25 % L and T return is higher
Share prices since 2016 Risen by 160 % Risen by 64 % Nifty IT index by 50 %
Digital capability data analytics, cloud, mobile, social, analytics, Complementary skills
infrastructure IoT and cloud journeys
management, and
application development
and maintenance
Costumers Banking and insurance Microsoft ,SAP , AZURE No overlap
Can L &T put the money into better use
• L & t cash flows= 15k-16k crore + 11k ( 2018-2021)
• The RoE in 2003-11 = 24 % ; 2011-2017 = 14 % 2016 = 9% because of investment in core
businesses .
• L&T monetized 9000 crore in IT services in last three years ; IPO in L&T infotech and L&T services .
ROE now is 15 %. Target in 2021 is 18%
• Dividend = 32% of profits
• Failed buyback – stopped by SEBI
• Current investment of cash gives return of 5 %
• Spending 3250 crore to get 20 % stake would not have given desired return nor the control
• Only option left to acquire high return business
Motives
Grow IT services
Divest non core businesses
Unlock capital to stay asset light
Increase revenue in digital services
Enhance digital capability
MIND TREE
Market cap – 158.05 bn
Costumers- Microsoft ,SAP ,
AZURE
Strengths-
Digital capabilities
Top tier clients
Value addition
Complementary segments
Digital capabilities
Digital talent pool
Scale in other segments such as BFSI,CPG,MANUFACTURING AND
HM
Enhances presences in IMS and cloud
Geographical synergies
Access to Clients such as Salesforce, SAP , Azure
Problems
Two entities- Competition and confusion in minds of clients
Limit synergies due to separate entity
Cultural mismatch can limit synergies ( hostile takeover also limit integration )
Restricting competition among two will limit growth of mind tree
Exit of promoters can harm relation with clients
LTI
Mindtree
BSE IT
Sector