it continues to follow a conservative approach, not using the money to shop for assets, it could see this hoard raising more questions.
Infosys has been de-rated (read stock underperformed) because of its performance and lack of use of cash." a huge cash balance is a concern given the lower rates (8-9%) of return it gets on its cash which brings down the company's ROE. Almost a quarter of Infosys profits come from its cash balance."

three things immediately: announce a higher dividend, give out wage hikes, which it has deferred so far this year, or go for a big acquisition.
However, it's margin conscious strategy is often blamed as one of the reasons why it is struggling to grow in the competitive market.
A combination of stronger operating results, cost reduction programs and risk aversion has meant that large companies globally have accumulated large stockpiles of cash
“While the global recovery remains fragile, companies are unwilling to commit the time and resources to M&A and the defensive cash accumulation mind-set will continue to be the norm. However, there could come a point when shareholders could exert pressure or governments might incentivize companies to do something with excess cash. If this happens we could see an increase in M&A activity.”

it continues to follow a conservative approach, not using the money to shop for assets, it could see this hoard raising more questions.
Infosys has been de-rated (read stock underperformed) because of its performance and lack of use of cash." a huge cash balance is a concern given the lower rates (8-9%) of return it gets on its cash which brings down the company's ROE. Almost a quarter of Infosys profits come from its cash balance."

three things immediately: announce a higher dividend, give out wage hikes, which it has deferred so far this year, or go for a big acquisition.
However, it's margin conscious strategy is often blamed as one of the reasons why it is struggling to grow in the competitive market.
A combination of stronger operating results, cost reduction programs and risk aversion has meant that large companies globally have accumulated large stockpiles of cash
“While the global recovery remains fragile, companies are unwilling to commit the time and resources to M&A and the defensive cash accumulation mind-set will continue to be the norm. However, there could come a point when shareholders could exert pressure or governments might incentivize companies to do something with excess cash. If this happens we could see an increase in M&A activity.”

it continues to follow a conservative approach, not using the money to shop for assets, it could see this hoard raising more questions.
Infosys has been de-rated (read stock underperformed) because of its performance and lack of use of cash." a huge cash balance is a concern given the lower rates (8-9%) of return it gets on its cash which brings down the company's ROE. Almost a quarter of Infosys profits come from its cash balance."

three things immediately: announce a higher dividend, give out wage hikes, which it has deferred so far this year, or go for a big acquisition.
However, it's margin conscious strategy is often blamed as one of the reasons why it is struggling to grow in the competitive market.
A combination of stronger operating results, cost reduction programs and risk aversion has meant that large companies globally have accumulated large stockpiles of cash
“While the global recovery remains fragile, companies are unwilling to commit the time and resources to M&A and the defensive cash accumulation mind-set will continue to be the norm. However, there could come a point when shareholders could exert pressure or governments might incentivize companies to do something with excess cash. If this happens we could see an increase in M&A activity.”

it continues to follow a conservative approach, not using the money to shop for assets, it could see this hoard raising more questions.
Infosys has been de-rated (read stock underperformed) because of its performance and lack of use of cash." a huge cash balance is a concern given the lower rates (8-9%) of return it gets on its cash which brings down the company's ROE. Almost a quarter of Infosys profits come from its cash balance."

three things immediately: announce a higher dividend, give out wage hikes, which it has deferred so far this year, or go for a big acquisition.
However, it's margin conscious strategy is often blamed as one of the reasons why it is struggling to grow in the competitive market.
A combination of stronger operating results, cost reduction programs and risk aversion has meant that large companies globally have accumulated large stockpiles of cash
“While the global recovery remains fragile, companies are unwilling to commit the time and resources to M&A and the defensive cash accumulation mind-set will continue to be the norm. However, there could come a point when shareholders could exert pressure or governments might incentivize companies to do something with excess cash. If this happens we could see an increase in M&A activity.”