Slowdown in TCS to weigh on Tatas' growth ambitions

TCS' cash generation has funded capex at other group entities for over a decade

Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS’) revenue growth in 2016-17 was the slowest since 2008-09. For the first time since its stock exchange listing in 2005, both revenue and profit growth was in single digit for the software major.

This, say analysts, could impact Tata group’s growth plans. TCS’ cash generation has helped the Tatas maintain a growth streak despite poor profitability at the rest of the group since the 2008 global financial crisis.

On the previous occasion, the company experienced a V-shaped recovery. This time, analysts see a structural slowing in the information technology (IT) sector worldwide, leading to sub-par growth