WIPRO

Company Overview
A B-Gyan Initiative
bgyan21.nitie@gmail.com

Know Your Company

WIPRO

INTRODUCTION
Wipro Ltd (NYSE:WIT) is a global information technology, consulting and
outsourcing company with 147,452 employees serving clients in 175+ cities
across 6 continents. Wipro helps customers do business better by leveraging
industry-wide experience, deep technology expertise, comprehensive portfolio
of services and vertically aligned business model. 55+ dedicated emerging
technologies Centers of Excellence enable us to harness the latest technology
for delivering business capability to our clients.
Wipro is globally recognized for its innovative
approach towards delivering business value and its commitment to
sustainability. Wipro champions optimized utilization of natural resources,
capital and talent. Today a trusted partner of choice for global businesses
looking to differentiate at the front and standardize at the core through
technology interventions.

COMPANY INFORMATION
Founded in:

1945

Head Quarters:

Bangalore, India

Leadership:

Azim Premji (Chairman)

T K Kurien (CEO)

Industry/Product: IT services, IT consulting, System Integration

Employees:

146,053(2014)

FINANCIAL STATISTICS (FY 2013-14): WIPRO

A B-Gyan Initiative

Know Your Company

WIPRO

PRESENCE IN INDIA
In India, WIPRO has its offices in Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Noida,
Mysore, Hyderabad, Secunderabad etc.

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strength

1. Low cost advantage and High quality standards

2. Broad range of research and development Services
3. Wipro has impressive list of clientele and mega
partnership with Cisco, Oracle, EMC, Microsoft and
SAP
4.One of the top IT Companies in India employing over
130,000 employees

Weakness

1. Low operating margin of other group of companies

2. Free floating stock is very less for the investor

Opportunity

1. Company has good opportunity since the sector is

growing
2. Can diversify in brand product category and
consulting
services
3. Huge potential in domestic market

Threats

1. Slowdown in US economy as major client base is

from
US
2.
Attrition
and
Employee
loyalty
3. Increasing cost of Human capital

A B-Gyan Initiative

Know Your Company

WIPRO

WIPRO GROUP OF COMPANIES

Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Limited is a global provider of comprehensive IT solutions and services,
including Systems Integration, Consulting, Information Systems outsourcing, ITenabled services, and R&D services. It is also a value added reseller of
desktops, servers, notebooks, storage products, networking solutions and
packaged software for international brands.
Wipro Enterprises Ltd.
Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCLG), a business unit of Wipro Limited
operates in the FMCG segment offering a wide range of consumable
commodities. Established in 1945, the first product to be introduced by WCCLG
was vegetable oil, later popularised under the brand name "Sunflower
Vanaspati". It offers personal care products, such as Wipro Baby Soft and
Wipro Safewash, toilet soaps like Santoor and Chandrika as well as
international brands like Yardley. Through its customer-centric products and
acquisitions, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting has become a fast growing
company in the FMCG segment
Wipro Infrastructure Engineering
Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN) is the hydraulics business division of
Wipro Limited and has been in the business of manufacturing hydraulic
cylinders, truck cylinders, and their components and solutions since 1976. This
division delivers hydraulic cylinders to international OEMs and represents the
Kawasaki, Sun Hydraulics and Teijin Seiki range of hydraulic products in India. It
has entered into partnerships with companies like Kawasaki and aerospace
giant EADS. The commitment to quality has made Wipro Infrastructure
Engineering the largest independent manufacturer of cylinders in the world.
The company has recently ventured into water treatment systems and
solutions to cater to the needs of various industries.
Wipro GE Medical Systems Limited
Wipro GE Medical Systems Limited is Wipros joint venture with GE Healthcare
South Asia. It is engaged in the research and development of advanced
A B-Gyan Initiative

Know Your Company

WIPRO

solutions to cater to patient and customer needs in healthcare. This

partnership, which began in 1990, today includes offerings like gadgets and
equipment for diagnostics, healthcare IT solutions and services to help
healthcare professionals combat cancer, heart disease, and other ailments.
There is complete adherence to Six Sigma quality standards in all products.

WIPRO IN NEWS
1. WIPRO has doubled its efforts for partnerships with technology startups.
The company recently launched a Rs 100-crore venture fund that is to be
overseen by Rishad Premji, its chief strategy officer and promoter son of
Azim Premji. India's third-largest IT services company is in talks with
startups Flytxt, 99tests and Avekshaa Technologies for strategic tie-ups.
2. Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, a business division of Wipro
Enterprises Ltd, plans to enter the marine and oil and gas sectors. Wipro
Enterprises is Wipros non-IT business which was hived off into a
separate subsidiary last year. Over the next 18-24 months, it may open a
new business or acquire a company to venture into the sectors, as it
aims to treble revenue in the next five-six years.
3. TCS, Cognizant and Infosys have been major vendors to Bank of
America (BofA), one of the world's biggest IT outsourcers. Now, the trio
will have to contend with Wipro too. The Azim Premji-promoted
company has become an empanelled IT vendor to compete for BofA's
future requests for proposal (RFPs), sources with knowledge of the
development said.

A B-Gyan Initiative