Is CMS Info Systems really a dying cash van business

Market pulse

From the investor's mind

As the Reserve Bank of India sets up a new committee on financial markets, there is a distinct opportunity to reform how government securities, certificates of deposit, and commercial papers are accessed and traded. Capitalmind founder Deepak Shenoy suggests transitioning to a full demat system for all G-Secs by making the Clearing Corporation of India Limited a depository that interoperates with NSDL and CDSL. This integration would immediately enable G-Secs traded on the NDS-OM platform to be traded on mainstream exchanges like the NSE and BSE. Additionally, Shenoy proposes that retail platforms like Zerodha Coin should be permitted to facilitate the purchase of certificates of deposit and commercial papers, vastly simplifying fixed-income access for everyday investors.

Word in the street

CMS Info Systems Limited

Investors are actively discussing whether the street is pricing CMS Info Systems Limited like a dying ATM cash-van business whose earnings have permanently broken. The stock has fallen 40.28 percent over the past year, bringing its market cap to about 3,475 crore. However, observers point out that the company is simply coming off a massive, front-loaded investment and M&A cycle, which included deploying Cash Recyclers, RBI lockable cassettes, and MHA compliant vans. This heavy cycle also involved scaling HAWKAI via the Securens acquisition, bolting on FSS Managed Services, and absorbing a wage hike.

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