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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
(CTSH)
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| Sector: |
Technology |
| Industry: |
Business Software & Services |
| Stock Type: | Aggressive Growth |
| Top Industry Grower: | GFSI |
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The Numbers
| metric | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
| Return on Capital | 18.5% | 28.8% | 31.7% | 26.9% | 26.2% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 28.5% | 26.0% | 27.6% | 25.2% |
| Equity/Share | $0.16 | $0.20 | $0.27 | $0.40 | $0.65 | $1.01 | $1.59 | $2.44 | $3.57 | $4.85 | $6.14 |
| Earnings/Share | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.09 | $0.14 | $0.21 | $0.35 | $0.57 | $0.78 | $1.15 | $1.38 |
| FCF/Share | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.14 | $0.18 | $0.28 | $0.30 | $0.49 | $0.53 | $0.56 |
| Sales/Share | $0.30 | $0.38 | $0.56 | $0.73 | $0.90 | $1.36 | $2.06 | $3.02 | $4.73 | $7.05 | $8.88 |
| Gross Margin | 45.5% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 48.9% | 46.4% | 45.8% | 45.5% | 45.8% | 44.7% | 43.5% | 43.9% |
The Trends
long term trend
| ROIC | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
| 0% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
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growth acceleration trend
| ROIC | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
| -0% | -5% | -6% | -7% | -2% |
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Quick Financial Health
ebit/interest [on debt]
| CTSH | EQUITY_INDUSTRY | market |
| 133,198.00 | 2.00 | 58.10 |
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cash/debt
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
| Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt |
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equity/debt
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
| Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt | Low Debt |
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assets/liabilities
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
| 2.71 | 2.92 | 2.52 | 3.14 | 3.51 | 4.17 | 4.81 | 5.58 | 5.25 | 4.97 | 5.99 |
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The Ratios
PEG
| Entity | Current | Next Year (Current PE) | Next Year (Forward PE) | Five Year |
| CTSH | 0.48 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.46 | | Industry | 0.51 | 1.24 | 0.91 | 8.43 | | Market | 0.38 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 1.07 |
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Valuations
| Entity | Price/Earnings | Price/Book | Price/Sales | Price/Cash Flow | Div. Yield (%) |
| CTSH | 12.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | | Industry | 15.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 0.0 | | Market | 13.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 3.2 |
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The Pricing Metrics
Growth Rates
| Zacks | Reuters | Thomson Fin. | BVPS | EPS | FCFPS | SPS |
| 27.2% | 24.7% | 24.5% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 27.1% | 39.4% | | Next Year's Growth Estimate | 12.4% | | Priced-In Growth | 26.5% | | Intrinsic Growth | 36.5% |
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Mulitple History
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | TTM |
| 24.3 | 31.6 | 52.6 | 35.0 | 32.3 | 35.4 | 39.5 | 40.4 | 42.7 | 34.5 | 12.5 | | Front Loaded Estimate | 29.9 | | High Growth Estimate | 52.9 | | Five Year Avgerage | 47.7 |
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Quality and Value
Quality (0-10)
| Inferior | Low | Below Avg. | Average | Above Avg. | High | Superior |
| | | | | | 9.5 | |
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Valuations
| | PE | EPS | PRICE | VALUE/PRICE | MOS |
| Current Price | 12.6 | $1.38 | $17.32 | 1.000 | 0.0% | | Intrinsic Value | 18.8 | $2.03 | $37.98 | 2.193 | 54.4% | | Price Adjusted for Industry | 44.0 | $1.38 | $60.73 | 3.506 | 71.5% | | Price Adjusted for Market | 13.4 | $1.38 | $18.55 | 1.071 | 6.6% | | EPS estimated FY08 Price | 12.5 | $1.45 | $18.16 | 1.049 | 4.6% | | EPS Quality (OIPS/E) | 0.93 | | Cash Quality (FCFPS/EPS) | 0.34 | | Short % of Float | 2.7% |
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