Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 16:37 UTC · 29 Aug · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its distribution label.
Tata Consultancy Services holds its Distribution at $2,161.40. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
Phase
Distribution · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days
Price at the screen
$2,161.40
Valuation
15.90 trailing · 13.07 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.23
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
6.19%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 6.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
3.52%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 3.5% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
31.60%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 31.6% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.46%
Below 5%
Only 0.5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our framework reads OPPORTUNITY: it trades at roughly a 57% discount to our $3,392.31 fair value, 9.60% revenue growth.
Fair value range in INR, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 56.9% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 43 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +36% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-06-14 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Why it stands out
A 10%-growth business trading at just 13.1x forward earnings, with minimal debt. That is a 57% discount to our $3,392.31 fair value: the market is pricing it cautiously while the fundamentals argue otherwise. 43 analysts rate it Buy with a $2,950.00 average target, about 36% above today's price.
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to India and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
TCS.NS trades on NSE (the company is based in India). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-08-14Markup · changed$2,161.40+0.0%Entry 4
The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 5%. The street (43 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $2940.
2026-07-18Markdown$2,161.40+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 5%. The street (43 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $2940.
2026-07-03Markdown$2,161.40+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$2,161.40Entry 1
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The Ledger's Promise
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever TCS.NS does next, these words stay.
Tata Consultancy Services · TCS.NS · Distribution · $2,161.40
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically