Latent View Analytics Ltd.

NSE: LATENTVIEW
NIFTY500
Analyst consensus:Constructive· 3 analysts
₹296.65-26.2%1Y
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Latent View Analytics Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot

LatentView Analytics (₹307.25) is a mid-cap IT analytics firm that delivered 19.4% FY26 revenue growth to $119.8 Mn with a 23% adjusted EBITDA margin, yet trades 40.63% below its 52-week high and 22.7% below its 200-DMA. The stock carries a trailing PE of 31.8x — the highest in its 6-peer IT comparator group — while ROE data remains unavailable, making return-on-capital quality difficult to benchmark.

P/E

31.8

Forward P/E

21.3

ROE

Debt / Equity

1.52

Profit Margin

+19.6%

Div. Yield

5Y ROE > 15%

0/5

5Y FCF > 0

4/5

Quality

57/100

Recent context

  • ·FY26 full-year results (reported 16 May 2026) showed revenue of ₹10,601.92 Mn (+19.4% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.0%, though Q4 net profit dipped 1% despite the revenue acceleration — a gap between topline and bottomline that news coverage flagged.
  • ·An ongoing Decision Point acquisition dispute was cited in recent coverage as an unresolved corporate event running alongside the otherwise positive revenue narrative.
  • ·The stock has declined 24.78% over the past 3 months through the earnings period, suggesting the market reaction to the FY26 results has not reversed the broader price trend.

Strengths

  • +FY26 revenue grew 19.4% YoY to $119.8 Mn, part of a 5-year revenue CAGR of 22%, indicating durable top-line expansion in the analytics segment.
  • +Profit margin of 19.62% and FCF positive in 4 of available years reflects operational cash generation, with 5-year earnings CAGR of 19.8%.
  • +Forward PE of 21.3x represents a meaningful compression from the trailing PE of 31.8x, implying earnings growth is expected to close the valuation gap at the current price.
  • +Debt-to-equity of 1.52 is low in absolute terms; debt trend is flat, indicating no recent leveraging of the balance sheet.

Weaknesses

  • Stock is 40.63% below its 52-week high and 27.2% lower over 12 months, trading 22.7% below the 200-DMA (₹397.55) with no return to the long-term moving average in view.
  • ROE data is unavailable and zero years of ROE above 15% are recorded; return-on-capital quality is unverifiable against IT sector peers ranging from 15.5% to 48.4%.
  • PE of 31.8x is the highest among the 6 IT peers tracked, while quality score of 54 ranks 3rd — the premium valuation is not matched by relative quality leadership.
  • Net profit slipped 1% in Q4 FY26 despite 24% revenue growth, suggesting margin pressure at the earnings line that has not resolved into bottom-line expansion.

Open questions

  • ?Does the 1% Q4 net profit decline despite 24% revenue growth reflect one-off cost items (such as acquisition-related expenses) or a structural narrowing of margins at scale?
  • ?The Decision Point acquisition dispute is an active unresolved event — what are the potential financial or operational exposures if the dispute escalates or results in a contractual liability?
  • ?LatentView trades at a 65–118% PE premium to its large-cap IT peers despite a smaller revenue base and unavailable ROE data — what specific growth or margin trajectory would justify maintaining this premium over a 3-year horizon?
  • ?The 5-year revenue CAGR of 22% is strong relative to large-cap IT, but the analytics-as-a-service segment faces AI-driven displacement risk — to what extent does management commentary address automation of the services LatentView currently provides?

Peer comparison: IT

Ranks 3 of 6 on quality
SymbolNameP/EROEQuality
LATENTVIEWLatent View Analytics Ltd.You're viewing31.854
Industry avgacross 5 peers18.0+27.1%52
INFYInfosys Ltd.14.6+31.4%65
TCSTata Consultancy Services Ltd.16.7+48.4%62
TECHMTech Mahindra Ltd.25.3+16.6%46
WIPROWipro Ltd.15.2+15.5%46
HCLTECHHCL Technologies Ltd.18.4+23.4%40

Technical state

Current price

₹307.25

SMA 50

₹293.27

SMA 200

₹397.55

RSI (14)

54.1 (neutral)

From 52w high

-40.6%

1Y return

-27.2%

3M return

-24.8%

50-DMA

Above

200-DMA

Below

Algorithmic support levels

₹286.50
₹285.65
₹248.00

Algorithmic resistance levels

₹320.70
₹322.10
₹323.65

Risk flags

  • high
    Down 27.2% over 12 months and 24.78% over 3 months; trading 22.7% below the 200-DMA (₹397.55 vs current ₹307.25); 40.63% drawdown from 52-week high. Price is above the 50-DMA (₹293.27) but the dominant trend remains materially negative over all longer windows.
  • medium
    ROE is unavailable and zero years of ROE above 15% are recorded in the persistence window; quality of returns cannot be benchmarked against IT peers where TCS ROE is 48.4%, INFY 31.44%, and HCLTECH 23.36%.
  • medium
    Trailing PE of 31.8x is the highest in the 6-stock IT peer group (next: TECHM 25.3x; others range 14.6–18.4x), representing a ~65–118% PE premium over peers while quality score of 54 ranks 3rd of 6 (behind INFY 65, TCS 62).
  • low
    News section returned only 6 total articles; coverage breadth is thin, limiting the ability to assess sentiment trends or identify event-driven catalysts beyond the FY26 earnings release.
  • low
    Analyst consensus of 1.67 across only 3 analysts (1–5 scale, lower = more constructive); the narrow coverage count limits reliability of this signal.

Cross-section contradictions

  • Trailing PE of 31.8x — highest in the IT peer group — persists despite a 40.63% drawdown from the 52-week high and a 27.2% price decline over 12 months; valuation compression has not converged toward sector peers trading at 14.6–25.3x.
  • FY26 revenue grew 19.4% YoY and FCF was positive in 4 of the available years, yet the stock has declined 24.78% over the past 3 months with no negative news catalyst visible in the data.

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