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Firstsource Solutions Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Firstsource reported strong 22.9% YoY revenue growth but faced significant headwinds from the abrupt termination of a major healthcare BPaaS contract and one-time regulatory/legal charges.

Guidance and delivery
EBITDA Margin: guided vs achieved 12.40% achieved Guided 12.25%–12.75%
Management target Revenue 11.5% FY27
Highlights
Revenue growth22.9% YoY revenue growth; 5.5% QoQ growth in INR terms.
MarginsImproving; expanded 110 bps YoY to 12.4% EBITDA margin.
Order bookHighest ACV intake in four quarters; signed four large deals.
Demand visibilityStrong pipeline in Banking/Financial Services and AI-led healthcare solutions.
Management confidenceBalanced; defensive on exceptional charges, optimistic on AI-led pipeline conversion.

Growth

Revenue grew 22.9% YoY and 5.5% QoQ; EBITDA margins expanded 110 bps YoY to 12.4%.

Outlook

Management reaffirmed FY27 guidance of 10-13% constant currency revenue growth and 12.25-12.75% EBITDA margins.

Risks

One-time charges of ₹717M for contract termination and regulatory penalties; reliance on large-deal ramp-ups for guidance.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • FY26 EBIT Margin 11.5-12% → delivered 11.7% (= BEAT)
  • FY26 Tax Rate 19-21% → delivered 20.6% (= BEAT)
  • Margin expansion 50-75 bps/year → delivered 74 bps (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Medicare Advantage program rollouts → suspended/delayed by payers (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • UK collections deal ramp-up early Q4 → delayed to Q1 FY27 (= MISS)
Source

Earnings Call Transcript filed with NSE, NSE: FSL. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.

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Firstsource Solutions Ltd: key numbers

Share price
₹259.45
Market cap
₹18,095 Cr
Revenue (annual)
₹9,556 Cr
Net profit (annual)
₹674.4 Cr
P/E (TTM)
27.0×Sector 22.1×
Promoter holding
53.66%+0.00% QoQ
FII holding
8.38%Current quarter

Reference market data from a third-party provider, updated daily. Not a valuation or a recommendation.

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