There are lots of IT companies, everyone seems to grow. employees themselves jump from one IT to another for a pay raise. The talent moves, the customers move and I am sure the shareholders also move.
Important Question,
- how do you select a stock here? how much percentage have you given allocation? What is the reason for selecting the particular stocks? interested in response only from people who plan to hold this sector for next 10 to 15 years.
Longterm issues with this sector,
- Dollar might lose value, all central banks are buying gold. less interest is seen with dollar. So service cannot just focus on the dollar. they have to move to all currencies. the cushion that we had on IT services revenue when rupees lost value will no longer be the way it used to be.
- India is diversifying, CNG, Electric, petrol, etc. what use to keep the dollar more valuable is decreasing. expectation is to decrease. so more we become self-sufficient. cost advantage that these IT companies enjoy loose over time. self sufficient india not in IT companies favor
- Growing AI intelligence, IT services has to be more adaptive to changes. much more than before. It cannot be a kodak or nokia. It have to adapt quicker than before.
Share you thought process on this sector why and what you have? how much allocation have you given for it.
Nifty 50 : ~12.7% allocation (6 stocks)
Nifty 100: ~10.92% allocation (7 stocks)
Nifty 500: ~ 9.66% allocation (33 stocks)