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CL Educate Q1 FY27 Share Price & Earnings Call Analysis

₹45.90+0.75% today
Market cap
₹249 Cr
ROE
-9.13%
Price to sales
0.46
Debt to equity
1.08
52W high / low
₹91.0 / ₹38.1
Sales growth (5Y)
24.63%
EBITDA margin
9.07%
Net profit margin
-4.37%
Promoter holding
51.79%
Sales (last year)
₹530 Cr

Incorporated in 1996, CL Educate provides various educational and consulting programmes[1]

Guidance scorecard · Q1 FY27 call

What CL Educate Ltd's management guided
and where it ranks in Other Consumer Services

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Other Consumer Services
Revenue20–40%MarginsFlatCapexPlannedFundraisingWhat management saidOrder bookWhat management said

RevenueQ1 FY27 call

20–40%
  • VIRSA business expects 45-50% overall revenue growth for the full year, driven by scaled-up pilots and new client acquisitions in Singapore, US, and India.
  • MarTech business anticipates margin expansion and growth with increased contribution of technology revenue from 10% to 13-15% this year.
  • Digital Assessment (DEX) business expects significant growth and profit improvement in Q2 and Q3 after a lean Q1, supported by new contracts and technology upgrades.

2 more points from CL Educate Ltd's call on revenue

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MarginsQ1 FY27 call

Flat

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CapexQ1 FY27 call

Planned
  • Ongoing technology projects in DEX business: 60-70% completion achieved for FY26-27, including rewriting part of technology, upgrading examination engine, cyber and IT security, and expanding network nodes pan-India.
  • Deployment of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) to enable anytime-anywhere exams, enhancing democratization of education and assessment globally.
  • Significant investments in AI-enabled proctoring systems and robust remote proctoring technologies to address exam conduct challenges and malpractice risks.
  • Corporate action includes capital reduction of preference shares related to DEX acquisition, optimizing the balance sheet by August.
  • Future strategic discussions with global and Indian players underway, potentially leading to partnerships or investments in next two quarters.

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FundraisingQ1 FY27 call

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Order bookQ1 FY27 call

  • The ongoing pilots and initial commercial launches (including Salesforce, Dell, Infosys) for VIRSA indicate a growing orderbook in the MarTech segment.
  • Infosys is scaling up VIRSA from pilot to multiple division implementation, suggesting confirmed orders.
  • Empanelment processes are underway for Singapore and the US markets, expected to complete by end Q2 or early Q3, enabling further scaling.
  • Small pilots are ongoing with Deloitte, PwC, Elastic, and AWS with potential for large-scale adoption, indicating a strong pipeline.

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Ranges are what management guided for revenue growth and margins on the latest earnings call. Not investment advice, and not a forecast of returns.

Potential multibaggers · Q2 FY27

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Peers

Other Consumer Services companies ranked on guidance

#CompanyRevenue guidedMargin guidedMarket capP/E
1Mach Travel Solutions20–40%Up 0–2%₹459 Cr22.7
2Physicswallah Ltd20–40%Flat₹38,872 Cr636.1
3Vinsys IT Serv.20–40%Flat₹869 Cr29.2
4CL EducateThis stock20–40%Flat₹312 Cr—
520–40%Flat₹277 Cr25.0
620–40%Flat₹65 Cr18.5

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Financials of CL Educate Ltd

Quarterly Results, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, and Ratios are shown below as separate sections.

Shareholder Pattern

CL Educate Ltd

Shareholding breakup across reporting periods.

Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
Promoters +53.52%53.52%53.52%53.14%53.14%53.16%53.16%51.79%51.79%51.79%51.79%51.71%
FIIs +8.28%8.13%8.12%8.24%8.20%8.12%7.99%8.00%7.87%7.89%7.80%7.79%
DIIs +0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.02%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Public +38.19%38.34%38.34%38.62%38.66%38.70%38.86%40.23%40.35%40.32%40.41%40.50%
No. of Shareholders21,74322,24521,32422,86521,48020,90220,95320,69120,61019,85418,71317,712

Financials of CL Educate Ltd

Quarterly Results

Quarter-by-quarter operating performance

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales +90.0289.0466.4272.4793.9997.6069.8197.46145.68164.35120.45117.64127.51
Expenses +81.1682.6761.8768.0484.6486.8669.9596.30128.17140.66116.94114.17110.14
Operating Profit8.866.374.554.439.3510.74-0.141.1617.5123.693.513.4717.37
OPM %9.84%7.15%6.85%6.11%9.95%11.00%-0.20%1.19%12.02%14.41%2.91%2.95%13.62%
Other Income +2.235.014.172.471.761.150.80-5.743.193.12-0.296.164.62
Interest0.520.540.670.730.720.740.915.9712.7613.3913.464.0410.58
Depreciation3.353.403.523.544.144.214.217.618.749.8010.0012.9011.18
Profit before tax7.227.444.532.636.256.94-4.46-18.16-0.803.62-20.24-7.310.23
Tax %24.10%25.40%36.20%28.52%33.12%51.44%-30.04%-13.38%362.50%-43.65%-16.30%42.13%826.09%
Net Profit +5.475.562.891.884.183.37-3.12-15.72-3.715.19-16.93-10.39-1.66
EPS in Rs1.010.990.540.210.800.65-0.49-3.03-0.710.96-3.08-1.90-0.28

Financials of CL Educate Ltd

Profit & Loss

Annual income statement trend

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales +273273263289339309182209291312358548530
Expenses +238243239278312314193189266287335497482
Operating Profit3530241027-5-10202525235148
OPM %13%11%9%3.6%8%-1.6%-6%10%9%8%6%9%9%
Other Income +1113131516-27109613-31214
Interest1088768642294641
Depreciation8878914881114204144
Profit before tax2927221027-54-15171922-9-25-24
Tax %27%21%28%45%25%-2%-14%20%-20%28%20%4%
Net Profit +212116620-53-13142316-11-26-24
EPS in Rs4.564.492.841.013.52-9.39-2.202.464.09-0.40-2.09-4.80-4.30
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%7%-3%0%0%0%0%0%0%

Financials of CL Educate Ltd

Balance Sheet

Capital structure and asset base

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital121214141414141428272727
Reserves198229316309324269233247247254245226
Borrowings +62705953585746221732264273
Other Liabilities +697621297978260648275341353
Total Liabilities341386601473493422352348373388876879
Fixed Assets +1101209310210110875576794351377
CWIP1112234452148
Investments22051825152548111
Other Assets +228264508319309260221233293291510494
Total Assets341386601473493422352348373388876879

Financials of CL Educate Ltd

Cash Flows

Operating, investing and financing cash movement

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity +205129-1261730263324261679
Cash from Investing Activity +-124-17-12765-16-3-4-18-4-241-6
Cash from Financing Activity +1051477-13-3-25-17-35-22-6208-53
Net Cash Flow2278-74-316-21016-1620
Free Cash Flow8-2125-1379182227644-1450
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit78%45%561%-1,055%97%-687%-211%133%124%111%73%161%

Financials of CL Educate Ltd

Ratios

Working capital efficiency and return ratios

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days11615814814514011010587877611353
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle11615814814514011010587877611353
Working Capital Days104133-291029484124186725512-167
ROCE %15%11%9%4%8%-2%-3%6%7%8%3%6%

Guidance history

How CL Educate Ltd's guidance has moved, call by call

CallRevenueMarginsCapexFundraisingOrder book
Q1 FY27 call →20–40%FlatPlanned——
Q4 FY26 call →10–20%FlatPlannedNone plannedRising
Q3 FY26 call →0–10%Flat—PlannedRising
Q2 FY26 call →10–20%FlatPlannedPlanned—

What management guided on each call, newest first. Not investment advice, and not a forecast of returns.

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