For the complete report, get in touch with us at : info@netscribes.com The report begins with a fact sheet containing basic facts about the company such as contact details, latest revenue, and key competitors among others. This is accompanied by a brief description about the company’s line of business. The next section provides a detailed description about the different products and services offered by the company. The key people section illustrates information about the company’s management personnel including details such as names, designation, educational qualifications and professional experiences. It also provides an insight into shareholder details and ownership structure. Through SWOT analysis, the report highlights key internal factors that give the company an advantage or disadvantage over its peers along with key external factors prevailing in the industry that may have a favorable or unfavorable impact on the company’s operations. The report also covers the financial profile of the company including the balance sheet, profit and loss a/c and key financial ratios depicting the company’s overall financial performance for the given financial year/s. Industry Analysis provides top level understanding of the Higher Education sector in India including market size and growth along with its share in the overall private education market. The competitive landscape section identifies key players of the industry drawing comparisons on parameters such as financial performance service offerings along with brief descriptions about their line of businesses and operations. The company has also been benchmarked against its main competitors’ key financial ratios. The report concludes with a section on the recent news regarding the company, which lists down all the highlights of QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd. over the last few years.

1. QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
February 2013

2. Contents
Executive Summary
Factsheet
Products & Services
Key People
SWOT Analysis
QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Financial Profile
Industry Analysis
Competitive Landscape
Competitive Benchmarking
Recent News
Appendix
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3. Executive Summary
• QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian company providing outsourced services to the higher education
Company industry in USA and UK
Description • At present it serves half‐dozen clients in USA and a dozen clients in UK
Key Products and • The company offers the following services : Service 1, Service 2, Service 3, Service 4, Service 5, Service 6,
Services Service 7
• The company’s broad service portfolio is one of its major strengths; however, its reduced profitability is one
of the key areas of concern
• The company can reap significant benefits from increasing willingness to spend on education and the rise in
SWOT Analysis the purchasing power amongst Indian populace
• However, high dropout rates in primary education may have an adverse affect on the growth prospects of
the organization
• QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd. generated total revenues of INR x mn in the fiscal year FY 20‐‐ registering a
y‐o‐y increase of y per cent. It earned a net profit of INR z mn in FY 20‐‐ as compared to a net profit of INR p
mn in FY 20‐‐
Financial Profile
• The financial profile of the company includes the balance sheet and profit and loss account for FY 20‐‐‐‐‐
and the key ratios depicting the key financial figures for FY 20‐‐‐‐‐, giving an insight into the company's
financial performance
• Higher Education market in India was estimated at INR x1 bn in 20‐‐ and is expected to grow at a CAGR of
Industry Analysis y1 per cent to reach INR x2 bn by 20‐‐
• Higher education market has a z2% share in the private education sector
Competitive
• Key competitors for the company can be enlisted as Player 1 and Player 2
Landscape
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4. Contents
Executive Summary
Factsheet
Products & Services
Key People
SWOT Analysis
QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Financial Profile
Industry Analysis
Competitive Landscape
Competitive Benchmarking
Recent News
Appendix
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5. Factsheet
Basic Information Brief Description
• QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian company providing
Industry
outsourced services to the higher education industry in country
1 and country 2
Corporate Address  It is headquartered in Arizona, USA and is currently looking to expand in
the abc region
 At present it serves half‐dozen clients in USA and a dozen clients in UK
Registered Office  Target clients for the company include higher education institutes which
E
do not rank among the top 20
PL
Tel No.
• City 1 based aaa.com which is a student portal with an user base
AM
Website of over x mn is QuScient‘s sister concern
Year of Incorporation
Ownership
Revenue
S • It is looking to set up an office in the country 1 in the current
year
• It provides a number of services to its clients such as
 Service 1
 Service 2
Fiscal Year End
 Service 3
Auditor  Service 4
 Service 5
Key Competitors  Service 6
 Service 7
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6. Products & Services (1/7)
QuScient Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Service 4
Service 5 Service 6 Service 7
PL E
SAM
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7. Key People (2/2)
Director Shareholder Details
Person 5 Name No of Shares
Director
Age : xx Person 1 x1
Since: 20‐ Person 2 x2
• Director, QuScient Technologies Pvt. Person 3 x2
Current Position:
Ltd.
Person 4 x4
Work Experience • Worked at xx Total x5
Associations • Member of yy
Ownership Structure
Total Paid‐up Capital INR y
E
Number of Shareholders z
SAMPL Foreign holdings
Other top fifty (50) shareholders z2%
77%
z1%
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8. Ratio Analysis
Key Ratios Key Ratio Analysis
y‐o‐y
Particulars change (20‐‐ 20‐‐ 20‐‐ 20‐‐ 20‐‐ • Operating margin of the company decreased by a percentage
‐‐‐) points y‐o‐y reaching b per cent in FY 20‐‐; the decrease could be
Profitability Ratios attributed to the management’s decreasing emphasis on
Operating Margin improving profitability by not exercising inefficient cost
Net Margin management initiatives compared to that of the previous year
Profit Before Tax Margin • Return on equity decreased by c percentage points y‐o‐y
Return on Equity reaching d per cent in FY 20‐‐ indicating the company’s inability
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Return on Capital Employed to use the reinvested earnings to generate additional profits
PL
Return on Working Capital
Return on Assets • Current ratio of the company increased by e per cent y‐o‐y
AM
Return on Fixed Assets reaching f in FY 20‐‐, indicating good cash flow management
S
Cost Ratios • Its cash ratio increased by g per cent y‐o‐y to reach h in FY 20‐‐,
Operating costs (% of Sales) indicating the company’s ability to pay‐off current obligations
Administration costs (% of with its most liquid short term assets as compared to the
Sales)
previous fiscal year
Interest costs (% of Sales)
Liquidity Ratios • The company’s asset turnover ratio decreased by i per cent y‐o‐y
Current Ratio to reach j in FY 20‐‐, indicating the company’s inability to
Cash Ratio generate sales revenue with its total assets as compared to the
Leverage Ratios previous fiscal year
Debt to Equity Ratio
• The company’s working capital turnover ratio decreased by k per
Debt to Capital Ratio
cent reaching l in FY 20‐‐ indicating that the company is not
Interest Coverage Ratio
being able to finance its day‐to‐day operations efficiently
Efficiency Ratios
Fixed Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover
Current Asset Turnover
Working Capital Turnover
Capital Employed Turnover
Improved Decline
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9. Industry Analysis
Indian Higher Education Market – Overview Higher Education Market Size & Growth
• Indian higher education sector has emerged as one INR bn
of the largest in the world, with x mn students 1,500 a6
t1% a5
enrolled in over y institutions a4
a3
 Number of higher education institutions has grown at a 1,000 a2
a1
CAGR of z%
 Student enrollment in the higher education sector has
500
grown at a CAGR of t%
PL E
 Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) currently stands at about p%
0
AM
• Indian education sector has seen investment by both
20‐‐ 20‐‐ 20‐‐e 20‐‐e 20‐e 20‐‐e
S
government and private investors
• Government of India spent approximately q% of the
GDP on education between 20‐‐‐‐‐ Private Education Market Segmentation
 It has set itself a highly aggressive target of achieving r%
K‐12
GER by 20‐‐ which translates into an enrolment of s mn x4%
Higher Education
students in the higher education sector x3%
x5% Coaching Institutions
• Higher education sectors suffers from imbalanced x2%
Pre Schools
growth across the country Vocational Training
 Rural areas have just f% of the total professional colleges
x1%
 Similarly about d% of all Higher Education Institutions are
located in the six states of south India
20‐‐
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10. Competitive Landscape (2/2)
Competitive Scenario
Company Name QuScient Player 1 Player 2
Financial Information (INR mn – FY 20‐‐)
Total Revenue
Net Profit/(loss)
Course Design and
Development
LMS Deployment &
Support
Student Enrollment
Marketing
Prospect Enquiries
Student Enquiries
Technical Enquiries
SAMPLE H: High; L: Low; M: Medium  Present  Not Present
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11. Competitive Benchmarking
Key Financial Ratios – FY 20‐‐ (1/2)
% Operating Margin Net Margin
30 • QuScient recorded an operating margin of x1 per cent, higher
x2 than that of Player 1 which recorded operating margin of x3
20 x1
x3 • It recorded a net margin of x2 per cent, higher than that of
10 x4 Player 1 which recorded net margin of x4
0
QuScient Player 1
% Return on Equity ROCE
40 x7
x8 • The company recorded return on equity (ROE) of x5 per cent,
30 x5 lower than that of Player 1 which recorded ROE of x7
x6
20 • It recorded return on capital employed (ROCE) of x6 per cent,
10 lower than that of Player 1 which recorded ROCE of x8 per cent
0
QuScient Player 1
% Operating costs
100 x10
x9
• The company recorded operating costs (% of Sales) of x9 per
cent, lower than that of Player 1which recorded operating costs
50 of x10 per cent
0
QuScient Player 1
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12. Appendix
Key Ratio Definitions
Operating Margin (Operating Income/Revenues)*100 Measures company’s pricing strategy and operating efficiency
Net Margin (Net Profit / Revenues) *100 Indicates the proportion of total revenues the company keeps as earnings
Profit Before Tax Margin (Income Before Tax / Revenues *100 Measures pre‐tax income over revenues
Return on Equity (ROE) (Net Income / Shareholders Equity)*100 Assesses a company's ability to generate profits with the shareholders’ funds
Return on Capital (ROCE) EBIT / (Total Assets – Current Liabilities)*100 Indicates efficiency and profitability of a company's capital investments
Return on Working Capital (EBIT / Working Capital) *100 Measures company’s profitability over its working capital
Return on Assets (EBIT / Total Assets)*100 Indicates the company’s profitability relative to its total assets
Measures management’s efficiency of using the company’s fixed assets to
Return on Fixed Assets (EBIT / Fixed Assets) *100
generate earnings
Operating Costs (% of Sales) (Operating Expenses / Sales) *100 Measures proportion of operating costs incurred for generating revenues
Administration Costs (% of Sales) (Administrative Expenses / Sales) *100 Measures proportion of administration costs incurred for generating revenues
Interest Costs (% of Sales) (Interest Expenses / Sales) *100 Measures proportion of Interest costs incurred for generating revenues
Current Ratio Current Assets / Current Liabilities Current Ratio measures a company's ability to pay its short‐term obligations
{(Cash & Bank Balance + Marketable Measures a company’s ability to pay off current obligations through most liquid
Cash Ratio
Securities) / Current Liabilities)} short‐term assets
Debt to Equity Total Liabilities / Shareholders Equity Indicates the proportion of equity and debt the company uses to finance its assets
{Total Debt / (Shareholders Equity + Total
Debt to Capital Ratio Evaluates the proportion of debt and equity in a company’s capital structure
Debt)}
Interest Coverage Ratio EBIT / Interest Expense Determines the company's ability to pay interest on outstanding debt
Fixed Asset Turnover Sales / Fixed Assets Indicates how efficiently the company’s fixed assets are used to generate revenues
Asset Turnover Sales / Total Assets Indicates how efficiently total assets are used to generate revenues
Current Asset Turnover Sales / Current Assets Indicates how efficiently current assets are used to generate revenues
Working Capital Turnover Sales / Working Capital Indicates how efficiently working capital is used to generate revenues
Capital Employed Turnover Sales / (Shareholders Equity + Total Debt) Indicates how efficiently equity is used to generate revenues
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