In addition, (1) marquee client connects, (2) sales driven by multiple units (e.g. alliances, customer success, large deal teams), (3) strong focus/expertise in a few segments (e.g. CIB and WM in BFSI), (4) optimal scale and (5) a high quality management team remain the key competitive advantages of the company. Over 9MCY19, LTI has witnessed deceleration in growth (~9pp YoY) and drop in utilization (~300bp) due to issues faced at three of its key clients. While client specific issues seem to be largely behind, the key question is whether growth and margins will bounce back in a cautious spending environment. The recent large deal wins hint at growth accelerating over the next 12-18 months. L&T; Infotech It is interesting to note that during the previous cycle of cautious IT spending (Jun16 to Dec17), LTI consistently outperformed growth of Tier-I companies and that too by a wide margin (1-11pp YoY).