Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

Chart & Performance

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P/E

18.54

P/S

2.04

EPS

4.29

Div Yield, %

1.50%

Shrs. gr., 5y

-2.87%

Rev. gr., 5y

3.72%

Revenues

19.35b

-0.39%

Net income

2.13b

-7.16%

CFO

2.33b

-9.27%

Dividend

Aug 20, 20240.3 USD/sh

Earnings

Feb 04, 2025

Profile

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company offers customer experience enhancement, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It also provides solution to manufacturers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, the creation of personalized user experience, and acceleration of digital engineering services to information, media and entertainment, and communications and technology companies. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

URL

https://www.cognizant.com/

IPO date

Jun 24, 1998

Employees

345,600

Domiciled in

Incorporated in

Valuation

Order:

Title USD in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
Title USD in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	2023‑12	2022‑12	2021‑12	2020‑12	2019‑12	2018‑12	2017‑12	2016‑12	2015‑12	2014‑12
Income
Revenues	19,353,000 -0.39%	19,428,000 4.98%	18,507,000 11.14%
Cost of revenue	12,664,000	12,448,000	11,604,000
Unusual Expense (Income)
NOPBT	6,689,000	6,980,000	6,903,000
NOPBT Margin	34.56%	35.93%	37.30%
Operating Taxes	668,000	730,000	693,000
Tax Rate	9.99%	10.46%	10.04%
NOPAT	6,021,000	6,250,000	6,210,000
Net income	2,126,000 -7.16%	2,290,000 7.16%	2,137,000 53.52%
Dividends	(591,000)	(564,000)	(509,000)
Dividend yield	1.55%	1.90%	1.09%
Proceeds from repurchase of equity	(993,000)	(1,336,000)	(641,000)
BB yield	2.60%	4.50%	1.37%
Debt
Debt current	339,000	182,000	233,000
Long-term debt	1,805,000	2,240,000	2,387,000
Deferred revenue	42,000	19,000	40,000
Other long-term liabilities	526,000	645,000	665,000
Net debt	(571,000)	(506,000)	(562,000)
Cash flow
Cash from operating activities	2,330,000	2,568,000	2,495,000
CAPEX	(317,000)	(332,000)	(279,000)
Cash from investing activities	(331,000)	(106,000)	(2,164,000)
Cash from financing activities	(1,609,000)	(1,939,000)	(1,203,000)
FCF	6,035,000	6,104,000	5,879,000
Balance
Cash	2,635,000	2,501,000	2,719,000
Long term investments	80,000	427,000	463,000
Excess cash	1,747,350	1,956,600	2,256,650
Stockholders' equity	13,212,000	12,294,000	11,964,000
Invested Capital	13,515,650	12,333,400	12,007,350
ROIC	46.59%	51.35%	53.84%
ROCE	43.19%	48.24%	47.67%
EV
Common stock shares outstanding	505,000	519,000	528,000
Price	75.53 32.07%	57.19 -35.54%	88.72 8.26%
Market cap	38,142,650 28.51%	29,681,610 -36.64%	46,844,160 5.66%
EV	37,571,650	29,175,610	46,282,160
EBITDA	7,208,000	7,549,000	7,477,000
EV/EBITDA	5.21	3.86	6.19
Interest	41,000	19,000	9,000
Interest/NOPBT	0.61%	0.27%	0.13%