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Reinventing rules of business key to Indian IT companies' valuation

Experts say Indian IT services must boost R&D, acquisitions, and AI-led innovation to avoid being seen as legacy providers

More than a decade after the National Policy on Information Technology (NPIT 2012) was  introduced, the Union government is readying a new policy with changed goals and benchmarks. The policy is expected to be finalised by the end of this year, accor
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While buybacks and dividends have been the known policies of these companies to reward shareholders when growth is slow, they now need to think beyond that.

Avik Das Bengaluru

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The message on the wall is clear.  Indian information-technology (IT) companies need to adopt a new playbook if they want to have their Nvidia or Oracle moment -- an eye-popping surge in stock prices that catapults companies into another league from where there is no looking back.
 
Oracle’s resurgence shows what can happen when a company commits capital to re-invent itself around a technology shift.
 
“Indian IT firms could learn that shareholder value comes from sustained innovation and market leadership, not just preserving margins. Do not behave like a bank handing out dividends, but behave like a tech company