Weekly Tactical Pick: Tech Mahindra

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Strong outlook, undemanding valuation make Tech Mahindra an attractive bet

Weekly Tactical Pick: Tech Mahindra

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PRO Only Highlights
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Quarterly performance largely backed by improved realisations
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Medium-term triggers China plus and protectionist measures for tyre industry
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Valuations not inexpensive; but improved medium-term outlook

In this week’s tactical pick, we have selected Tech Mahindra (CMP: Rs 1,454, Nifty level: 17,560) that has corrected over 16 percent in the past fortnight against a 9 percent fall in the IT index and a 4 percent decline in the Nifty. The recently concluded quarter’s earnings, while directionally positive, was tad soft, thanks largely to seasonality. Revenues at $ 1533.5 million showed a sequential growth of 4.1 percent in reported currency and 4.7 percent in constant currency, with organic…