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HCL Infosystems Limited

NSE: HCL-INSYSComputers Hardware & Equipments

Share price

₹10.00

+0.81% close of 9 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹330 CrP/E —

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

19

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹330 Cr

P/E ratio

—

P/B ratio

-1.1

ROCE

-51.6%

ROE

—

Dividend yield

0.0%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 9 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹15.8852-week low ₹9.42

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales fell 22.4% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from -187.6% to -335.6% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew -29.0% a year against a sector median of 14.5% — 43.5 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

It has no earnings, so there is no price-to-earnings to compare.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

It has no earnings to weigh the price against.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
HCL Infosystems Limited — this one12%/yr——
GNG Electronics Limited59%/yr55.1×₹0.93
Rashi Peripherals Limited31%/yr18.4×₹0.59
Moschip Technologies Limited87%/yr118.9×₹1.4
NELCO Limited-69%/yr328.8×—
D-Link (India) Limited2%/yr13.3×₹6.6

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Computers Hardware & Equipments), it ranks 10 of 10 on returns, 10 of 10 on growth, 10 of 10 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

It is losing money on the capital in the business, so there is no advantage to measure.

Whether its growth pays for itself

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹111 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹177 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹201 crore to lenders and shareholders. It has not made a profit over 12 years.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

4 of 8 checks clear · 50%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Announced 6 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹4 Cr

Revenue vs last year

-40.3%

Revenue vs last quarter

-16.4%

Net profit

-₹17 Cr

Net margin

-399.0%

EPS

₹-0.51

Checklist before you investPRO

Points for and against, in one list.

Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹330 Cr
Prev close
₹10.00
52w High
₹16.5
52w Low
₹9.0
Enterprise value
₹449 Cr
Beta
1.4
Price CAGR 1y
-34.0%
Price CAGR 3y
-14.0%
Price CAGR 5y
-7.0%
Price CAGR 10y
-15.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
-7.5%
PEG ratio
—
P/E ratio
—
P/B ratio
-1.1
EV / EBITDA
—
Industry P/E
25.4
ROCE
-51.6%
ROCE 5y average
-34.2%
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
—
Interest coverage
-5.6
Dividend yield
0.0%
ROE 3y average
—
ROE last year
—

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹22 Cr
Annual profit
-₹33 Cr
Operating margin
-271.0%
Net profit margin
-150.0%
EBITDA margin
-268.2%
Sales growth 3y
-10.8%
Sales growth 5y
-42.6%
Profit growth 3y
12.0%
Profit growth 5y
13.0%
EPS
₹-1.0
Sales growth TTM
-22.0%
Profit growth TTM
-59.0%
Dividend payout
0.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹4 Cr
Profit latest quarter
-₹17 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
-40.5%
YoY quarterly profit growth
—
OPM latest quarter
-328.0%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
—
Face Value
₹2.0
Total debt
₹333 Cr
Total cash
₹185 Cr
Borrowings
₹333 Cr
Reserves / Equity
-5.5

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹0 Cr
Free cash flow
-₹1 Cr
FCF yield
-1.6%
Net cash flow
₹1 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
62.9%
FII holding
0.0%
DII holding
0.0%
Public holding
37.1%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
GNG Electronics731.3558.58,3380.0028.956.2412.532.120.2
Rashi Peripheral939.7019.66,2400.21104.667.65,101.961.917.0
Moschip Tech.195.20119.53,8100.002.5-77.6116.2-14.311.0
NELCO915.80350.12,0900.112.315.680.07.07.2
D-Link India419.2013.91,4886.2027.613.3457.030.525.9
Bharat Global103.001,0430.00-1.1-178.30.0-100.0-0.0
Control Print619.9525.59921.613.9-39.5115.63.816.4
HCL Infosystems10.053310.00-16.7-270.74.2-40.5-51.6
Median272.9525.57370.003.913.393.012.414.1

Competes with: Control Print Limited, D-Link (India) Limited, GNG Electronics Limited, Moschip Technologies Limited, NELCO Limited, Rashi Peripherals Limited, TVS Electronics Limited

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales115.998.166.727.476.795.704.657.035.074.225.284.18
Expenses22212520182020191722192218
Material Cost000000
Change in Inventories0.02-0.080.070.05-0.01-0.12
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade000000
Employee Cost4.814.563.873.123.403.33
Other Expenses141319161915
Operating Profit-11-15-17-14-10-13-14-14-10-17-15-17-14
OPM %-98-257-205-202-138-194-248-304-144-343-352-319-328
Other Income5208866910612584
Exceptional items (within Other Income)5.8400-2.170.570
Interest0000000000057
Depreciation0000000000000
Profit before tax-65-9-5-4-8-5-4-4-6-10-13-17
Tax %0001000000000
Net Profit-65-9-6-4-8-5-4-4-6-10-13-17
EPS in Rs-0.180.15-0.28-0.17-0.13-0.24-0.16-0.12-0.14-0.17-0.30-0.40-0.51
Diluted EPS in Rs-0.12-0.14-0.17-0.30-0.40-0.51

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemJun 2015Mar 2016 9mMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales6,2203,6563,2253,5653,8751,815353693132252219
Expenses6,3173,8463,4344,3044,0112,03360117010388768082
Material Cost00
Change in Inventories0.080.03
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade00
Employee Cost2115
Other Expenses5566
Operating Profit-97-190-208-739-137-218-248-100-71-56-51-59-63
OPM %-1.60-5-6-21-3.50-12-70-144-227-173-208-271-335
Other Income130138135991402431131433742313129
Exceptional items (within Other Income)5.84-1.61
Interest1551351521411239056164214.6611
Depreciation5232312712941110.470.340
Profit before tax-174-219-257-809-132-74-19526-39-16-21-33-45
Tax %6-2-41284150000
Net Profit-185-214-248-814-135-136-19725-39-16-21-33-45
EPS in Rs-5.61-6.51-7.53-25-4.11-4.14-5.980.74-1.18-0.48-0.64-1-1.38
Diluted EPS in Rs-0.64-1
Dividend Payout %000000000000

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
-40%
5 years
-43%
3 years
-11%
TTM
-22%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
6%
5 years
13%
3 years
12%
TTM
-59%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
-15%
5 years
-7%
3 years
-14%
1 year
-34%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemJun 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital454545666666666666666666
Reserves1,21375950517038-108-306-281-319-335-357-362
Borrowings1,2511,2811,3371,252898505538414355355355333
Other Liabilities1,4381,4811,2971,390989584352292404370369404
Minority Interest00
Total Liabilities3,9473,5663,1842,8771,9921,047649491506456433440
Fixed Assets811727638165142553643322
CWIP145200000000
Investments235501211220009744263629
Other Assets2,9002,7842,4202,5871,850992614390459427395409
Total Assets3,9473,5663,1842,8771,9921,047649491506456433440

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemJun 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-369-18677-35144162-1510174-36-28-0.38
Cash from Investing Activity288349-394113932021-1431231
Cash from Financing Activity-2-88-135235-477-490-22-139-62-0-0-0
Net Cash Flow-8475-61-22-25-35-16-17-2-6-51
Free Cash Flow-316-20865-37343191-12240107-36-22-1

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemJun 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days51155146132543990145295210246273
Inventory Days20302237106518
Days Payable8311011310569782362,594
Cash Conversion Cycle-12745564-6-33-141-2,431295210246273
Working Capital Days419-54-37-59-102-580-3,024-8,081-7,668-10,128-11,786
ROCE %-2-4-5-38-1-20-37-24-32-28-35-52

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters636363636363636363636363
FIIs0.010.010000.0100.010.030.0400
DIIs000000.040.040.040.040.040.040.04
Public373737373737373737373737
No. of Shareholders1,89,5141,90,0611,89,8241,89,8061,90,2351,90,9801,93,2511,90,3491,90,5911,89,3191,89,3281,88,393

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year -33.1% (₹14.95 → ₹10.00)Brick size ₹0.40 (fixed)Bricks 47
₹12.00₹14.00₹16.00₹10.00Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹10.00 on 9 Oct 2026

Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.

Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

119inr_cr

2026-03-31

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

0.00cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about HCL Infosystems Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Sells to

  • HCL Infotech Limited · operational and financial support for execution of transferred long-term contracts

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Computers Hardware & Equipments
Classification
Information Technology › Computers Hardware & Equipments
ISIN
INE236A01020

News impact

Big market events that reach HCL Infosystems Limited, and how the effect spreads.

Who it hits first

  • Infosys, a large software-services firm, extended its deal with Dutch bank ABN AMRO.
  • Its shares traded at Rs 1001.20, up 0.71% (Rs 7.10) from the Rs 994.10 previous close, recovering from a 52-week low.
  • The pack carries no deal value or tenure, so the size of the retained revenue is unknown.

Who may gain

  • Infosys (software services): keeps ABN AMRO revenue and steadies off its 52-week low.
  • ABN AMRO (Dutch bank client): keeps its existing vendor instead of a risky switch.
  • Infosys shareholders who bought near the 52-week low: up 0.71% on the day.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

ABN AMRO, the Dutch bank client, keeps its vendor; Infosys' listed downstream clients in the pack are two Indian banks, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank, whose own business this Dutch extension does not touch.

Upstream

Vendors that sell to Infosys — its listed suppliers in the pack — see no change, since extending an existing bank deal continues current work rather than placing new orders.

Where demand moves

Business

ABN AMRO keeps buying Infosys software services instead of rebidding the work — demand retained, not new — and no extra work flows to rivals or suppliers from an extension alone.

Capital

Investors nibbled Infosys up 0.71% off its 52-week low; there is no sympathy-buying case for peers since sector readthrough is nil.

How it spreads across sectors

Financial Services

None for the banks: ABN AMRO is not listed here and Infosys' Indian bank clients are untouched by a Dutch extension.

Information Technology

Negligible: a single retained deal lifts only Infosys (+0.71%); rivals gain no business and the pack flags sector readthrough false.

When it plays out

Immediate

Infosys steadies near Rs 1000 over 1-7 days as extension relief offsets the 52-week-low overhang; peers drift on their own news.

Medium term

European bank renewals and client budgets over 1-6 months decide whether Infosys re-rates beyond this relief bounce.

Short term

Without a disclosed deal value, the stock needs quarterly results or fresh wins in 1-4 weeks to extend the recovery.

Who it hits first

  • The US has added a $100000 payment for certain new H-1B (US work visa) hires from abroad, plus extra employer fees, closer checks when US staff are laid off, and tougher enforcement.
  • Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro — India's large IT services firms that send engineers to work at US client offices — now pay more for each US placement and wait longer for approvals.
  • H-1B sign-ups are already falling as firms move work to India or hire locally in America, which trims profit margins (profit left per rupee of sales) for the most US-linked firms.

Who may gain

  • No clear winner among Indian IT firms — this is a cost rise for US-linked work, not new demand, so domestic cloud and software names only avoid the hit rather than gain.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Big bank buyers of IT work such as State Bank of India and ICICI Bank, which hire Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys to run software, see no direct change — projects continue, just delivered more from India.

Upstream

Vendors that serve the big IT firms — Prestige Estates which rents office space, Tata Communications which provides network links, and staffing and facility helpers — see slower growth in US-site support as hiring tilts to India.

Where demand moves

Business

Client demand for software work does not grow or shrink — the same US projects simply cost more when they need staff on American sites, so more coding and support shifts to Indian delivery centres.

Capital

Investors grow cautious on export-heavy IT shares as margins look thinner, so money pauses or drifts to domestic-focused software names until firms show how much of the fee clients will bear.

How it spreads across sectors

Information Technology

Export-heavy IT services face higher US staffing costs and near-term margin pressure, while domestic software, map and cloud names feel only brief sentiment selling.

When it plays out

Immediate

In the next few days IT shares wobble and H-1B filings slow further as firms pause US hires.

Medium term

Over the next few months delivery settles with more offshore work and local US recruits, leaving a lasting small margin drag for the most US-exposed firms.

Short term

Over the next few weeks firms spell out extra costs, add Indian and US local hiring, and accept slightly thinner margins.

29 Sept, 21:41 IST · Market event · medium impact

H-1B registrations plunge as Indian IT firms shift US staffing strategy

Higher US visa costs are pushing Indian IT firms toward local US hiring and offshore work, squeezing near-term margins for big exporters like TCS and Infosys while leaving domestic tech mostly unaffected.

Information Technology

Who it hits first

  • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS, India's largest IT services exporter) and Infosys (IT services) face higher cost to place staff in the US as H-1B registrations plunge on higher visa costs.
  • The shift toward hiring locally in the US and doing more work offshore in India trims near-term profit margins for visa-heavy exporters before any savings arrive.
  • Mid-tier exporters like Tech Mahindra (telecom-focused IT services), Persistent Systems (software product engineering) and Coforge (IT services) face the same margin squeeze on US onsite work.

Who may gain

  • No clear winner inside Indian IT — this is a cost shock that squeezes exporters rather than creating new demand.
  • India-based cloud and data-center providers like E2E Networks (India cloud provider) could see a mild lift if more work shifts offshore, but the pack shows no direct order link.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Downstream bank customers the graph lists — State Bank of India and Indian Bank for TCS, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank for Infosys — see no direct disruption, only possible slower pass-through of vendor cost pressure in future contracts.

Upstream

Upstream staffing, travel and office-support vendors that the graph lists as suppliers to TCS and to Infosys see slower onsite ramp as fewer staff move on visas.

Where demand moves

Business

US clients still need the software work but resist paying more, so Indian vendors absorb higher local-hire costs while bidding more offshore delivery from India.

Capital

Investors turn cautious on visa-heavy large caps like Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys near-term, with no fresh capital inflow into the sector from this news.

How it spreads across sectors

Financial Services

Muted second-order effect — banks that buy IT services may face slightly higher contract costs later, with no immediate disruption.

Information Technology

Near-term margin pressure across exporters as US staffing costs rise; offshore-heavy work cushions revenue but not margins.

When it plays out

Immediate

1-7 days: IT exporter shares stay soft on margin worries; no contract cancellations expected.

Medium term

1-6 months: higher US payroll and offshore ramp costs show in results; firms with stronger pricing power recover first.

Short term

1-4 weeks: firms outline local-hiring and offshore plans; analysts trim near-term margin forecasts.

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

3 May 2012interim₹1
7 Feb 2012interim₹1
9 Nov 2011interim₹1
9 Nov 2011final₹2
5 May 2011interim₹2
4 Feb 2011interim₹2
3 Nov 2010interim₹2
3 Nov 2010final₹2

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

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Documents

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