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Sonata Software Ltd

NSE: SONATSOFTW BSE: 532221

305.90

(-1.05)%

Sat, 07 Feb 2026, 11:27 am

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be covered by earnings (1.6x coverage).
  • Sonata Software's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • Sonata Software's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).
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Cons

  • Dividends paid are not well covered by earnings (0.9x coverage).
  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).

future

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Pros

  • Sonata Software is expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN IT industry average.
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Cons

  • Cash flow for Sonata Software is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
  • Sonata Software's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is not considered high growth.
  • Sonata Software's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the India market average.
  • Sonata Software's earnings are expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years, this is below the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • Sonata Software's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • Sonata Software's net income is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
  • A decline in Sonata Software's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • Sonata Software's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Sonata Software's revenue is expected to grow by 3.6% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • Sonata Software's revenue growth is positive but not above the India market average.

health

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Pros

  • Sonata Software is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Sonata Software is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Sonata Software is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (429.9%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 13.8x debt.
  • Sonata Software's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 22.2x coverage).
  • Sonata Software's level of debt (12.8%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
  • Low level of unsold assets.
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Cons

  • The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (5.7% vs 12.8% today).

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the Sonata Software board of directors is about average.
  • Palem's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • The tenure for the Sonata Software management team is about average.
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Cons

  • Palem's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • Sonata Software has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • Sonata Software's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
    • Sonata Software used its assets more efficiently than the IN IT industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • Sonata Software has significantly improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • Sonata Software made outstanding use of shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 40%).
    • Sonata Software's earnings growth has exceeded the IN IT industry average in the past year (11.1% vs 6%).
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    Cons

    • Sonata Software's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (11.1% vs 15.9%)

    value

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    Pros

    • Sonata Software is good value based on earnings compared to the IN IT industry average.
    • Sonata Software is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • NSEI:SONATSOFTW is up 24.2% outperforming the IT industry which returned 8.5% over the past month.
    • NSEI:SONATSOFTW is up 24.2% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • Sonata Software's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • Sonata Software's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • Sonata Software is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN IT industry average.
    • Sonata Software earnings are not expected to grow next year, we can't assess if its growth is good value.
    • SONATSOFTW underperformed the IT industry which returned -10.1% over the past year.
    • SONATSOFTW underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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