Cognizant provides information technology, information security, consulting, ITO and BPO services. These include business and technology consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, IT infrastructure services, analytics, business intelligence, data warehousing, customer relationship management, supply chain management, engineering and manufacturing solutions, enterprise resource planning, research and development outsourcing, and testing solutions.
Cognizant Digital Works — created to help clients rapidly build, pilot and scale enterprise-level digital initiatives — is central to Cognizant's efforts to help clients drive business change across their operations and inform their go-to-market activities.
Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work.
Company Growth (employees)
Cognizant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Teaneck, US
Key People at Cognizant
Francisco D'Souza
CEO
Rajeev Mehta
CEO, IT Services
Karen McLoughlin
CFO
Ramakrishnan Chandrasekaran
EVP, Cognizant India
Cognizant Office Locations
Cognizant has offices in Teaneck, London, Paris, Greater London and in 68 other locations
Teaneck, US (HQ)
500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard
Paris, FR
1 3, Rue Du Château Neuilly Sur Seine
London, GB
1 Kingdom Street Paddington Central
Cognizant Data and Metrics
Cognizant Financial Metrics
Cognizant's revenue was reported to be $13.5 b in FY, 2016 which is a 9% increase from the previous period.
USD
Revenue (FY, 2016) | 13.5 b |
Revenue growth (FY, 2015 - FY, 2016), % | 9% |
Gross profit (FY, 2016) | 5.4 b |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2016), % | 40% |
Net income (FY, 2016) | 1.6 b |
EBIT (FY, 2016) | 2.3 b |
Market capitalization (19-Jul-2017) | 40.9 b |
Closing share price (19-Jul-2017) | 68.8 |
Cash (31-Dec-2016) | 2 b |
EV | 39.8 b |
Cognizant's current market capitalization is $40.9 b.
- Source: SEC Filings
| USD | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 10.3 b | 12.4 b | 13.5 b |
Revenue growth, % | 16% | 21% | 9% |
Cost of goods sold | 6.1 b | 7.4 b | 8.1 b |
Gross profit | 4.1 b | 5 b | 5.4 b |
Gross profit Margin, % | 40% | 40% | 40% |
General and administrative expense | 2 b | 2.5 b | 2.7 b |
Operating expense total | 2 b | 2.5 b | 2.7 b |
Depreciation and amortization | 200 m | 325 m | 359 m |
EBIT | 1.9 b | 2.1 b | 2.3 b |
EBIT margin, % | 18% | 17% | 17% |
Interest expense | 2.5 m | 17.7 m | 19 m |
Interest income | 62 m | 84 m | 115 m |
Pre tax profit | 1.9 b | 2.2 b | 2.4 b |
Income tax expense | 484.7 m | 540 m | (805 m) |
Net Income | 1.4 b | 1.6 b | 1.6 b |
- Source: SEC Filings
| USD | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
Cash | 2.1 b | 2 b |
Accounts Receivable | 103.3 k | |
Current Assets | 7.9 b | 8.6 b |
PP&E | 1.3 b | 1.3 b |
Goodwill | 2.4 b | 2.6 b |
Total Assets | 13.1 b | 14.3 b |
Accounts Payable | 165.3 m | 175 m |
Total Debt | 1.3 b | 878 m |
Current Liabilities | 2.7 b | 2.4 b |
Total Liabilities | 3.8 b | 3.5 b |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 453 m | 358 m |
Retained Earnings | 8.9 b | 10.5 b |
Total Equity | 9.3 b | 10.7 b |
Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.1 x | 0.1 x |
Debt to Assets Ratio | 0.1 x | 0.1 x |
Financial Leverage | 1.4 x | 1.3 x |
| USD | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 1.4 b | 1.6 b | 1.6 b |
Depreciation and Amortization | 208 m | 330 m | 379 m |
Accounts Receivable | (259 m) | (322 m) | (330 m) |
Accounts Payable | 26 m | 19.4 m | 6 m |
Cash From Operating Activities | 1.5 b | 2.2 b | 1.6 b |
Purchases of PP&E | (212 m) | (272.8 m) | (300 m) |
Cash From Investing Activities | (3.2 b) | (1.4 b) | (963 m) |
Cash From Financing Activities | 1.5 b | (648.1 m) | (719 m) |
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
EV/EBIT | 17.4 x |
EV/CFO | 24.5 x |
Revenue/Employee | 51.8 k |
Debt/Equity | 0.1 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.1 x |
Financial Leverage | 1.3 x |
Cognizant Operating Metrics
Cognizant's Customers was reported to be 329 in FY, 2016, which is a 10% increase from the previous period
- Source: SEC Filings 2016, SEC Filings 2015, SEC Filings 2014
