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Quess CorpQ1 FY24

Quess Corp Q1 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis

Revenue, margin, capex, fundraise and order book outlook from management commentary.

Price: ₹348P/E: 20.1Market Cap: ₹5.2K CrSector: Commercial Services & Supplies

Management growth scorecard

Revenue

Category 3

Margin

Category 3

Fundraise

N/A

Order

N/A

Capex

Yes

1 of 3 growth signals are positive — mixed outlook.

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Revenue guidance

Category 3
  • Sales numbers appear healthy, showing about 32% growth compared to the last quarter of the same year.
  • The growth trend in sales is expected to continue and even improve over the next three quarters.
  • With a stable cost structure, increased revenues are projected to reduce EBITDA losses and lead to breakeven by Q4.
  • Significant product launches planned towards the end of this quarter and beginning of the next are expected to drive a notable revenue uplift.
  • The Product Led business (Foundit) anticipates revenue growth of over 30% year-on-year, which will contribute to loss reduction and breakeven in Q4.
  • Workforce Management and Telecom sectors are poised for continued growth, with Telecom showing a 46% YoY increase driven by 5G adoption.
  • The general staffing and staffing in BFSI, Retail, Manufacturing, and Telecom sectors are expected to contribute to ongoing volume and revenue expansion.

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Fundraise plans

  • There is no mention of any current or planned new fundraising through debt or equity in the provided transcript.
  • The company is focused on committed cash management and debt repayment; gross debt reduced by INR 14 crores to INR 517 crores in the quarter.
  • The management discusses improving financial metrics such as DSO days and controlling costs but does not indicate intentions to raise new capital.
  • Emphasis is placed on achieving breakeven and positive EBITDA in key businesses rather than acquiring new funds.
  • No direct reference to equity issuance or new debt raising was disclosed in the discussed sections.

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Capex plans

Yes
  • The company is investing in building digital frameworks and technology platforms to support vertical-specific hiring and onboarding processes, preparing to scale workforce management from 200,000 to 400,000 and beyond. (Page 16)
  • Investments in systems, processes, technology, governance, and compliances continue, especially in the general staffing business to capture greater market share. (Page 14)
  • New product launches are lined up towards the end of the current quarter and beginning of next, expected to significantly increase revenues. (Page 19)
  • Investments are ongoing in the North America workforce management business, which currently incurs a medium-to-long-term burn, as part of a strategic expansion with new clients and mandates. (Page 14)
  • Expansion of delivery center capacity (e.g., doubling Manila center seats by adding 600 seats) to support growth in the Allsec customer lifecycle management (CLM) business. (Page 7)

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Margin guidance

Category 3
  • Product Led business (Foundit) expects to break even by Q4FY24 with revenues growing over 30% YoY and stable costs; losses expected to reduce from Q2 to Q4 (Pages 11, 19).
  • Workforce Management business aims to recover margins from current levels (2.6%-2.8%) to above 3% over next 2 quarters through cost optimization and revenue growth (Page 12).
  • General Staffing business shows consistent headcount growth and efficiency gains; EBITDA up 225% from Q1FY19 to Q1FY24, expected to sustain growth (Pages 16-17).
  • Telecom business growing strongly at 46% YoY, boosted by 5G rollout, contributing to revenue and EBITDA uptick (Page 18).
  • Overall sales grew 32% QoQ compared to last year’s quarter with sustained healthy sales expected next 2-3 quarters, driving breakeven in Q4 (Page 19).
  • Target to achieve 20% ROE by FY25 relies on full throttle performance from Foundit and North America businesses (Page 9).

Order book

The document does not specifically mention details about the current or expected order book or pending orders for Quess Corp. However, some related insights include: - Operating Asset Management (OAM) segment added about 20 new logos during the quarter. - Food vertical secured six new contracts with an annual contract value (ACV) of INR 30 crores in Q1FY24. - Telecom active infrastructure business showed strong growth with 46% revenue and 57% EBITDA growth compared to prior years, supported by 5G rollout. - Workforce Management added 57 logos in general staffing and 13 logos in IT staffing in Q1. - The North America staffing business has a pipeline of 18 mandates and positions, with eight active large clients and five on-boarded. No explicit quantitative orderbook or pending order figures were provided in the available transcript.

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