Saksoft Ltd
Q1 FY24 Earnings Call Analysis
IT - Software
fundraise: No informationcapex: Yesrevenue: Category 2margin: Category 3orderbook: No information
📋orderbook
Current/ Expected Orderbook/ Pending Orders?
- The Investor presentation does not explicitly disclose the order book details.
- Approximately 90% of the targeted INR 1,000 crores revenue for FY25 is expected to come from existing customers and projects.
- The remaining 10% is anticipated from new customers and new projects.
- Targets are account-wise with dedicated account managers and delivery managers.
- The company is actively managing and motivated towards achieving these targets.
- No specific quantitative order book or pending orders figure is shared in the transcript.
💰fundraise
Any current/future new fundraising through debt or equity?
- There is no mention of any current or planned fundraising through debt or equity in the provided transcript.
- The company currently has no loans and holds a significant cash balance (INR 207 crores as of March 31, 2024).
- Interest costs have increased due to lease accounting under Ind-AS, not due to borrowing.
- Management did not indicate any plans for new debt or equity raises during the Q4 FY24 call.
- Focus is on organic growth via investments in people, infrastructure, and sales without external fundraising.
🏗️capex
Any current/future capex/capital investment/strategic investment?
- SaksoŌ is making significant investments in capability building across four verticals: Fintech, Hi-Tech Media & Utilities, Retail E-commerce, and Transportation Logistics.
- Investments are focused on hiring subject matter experts to translate business needs into technology solutions.
- The company is also investing heavily in cybersecurity, infrastructure, CloudOps, and FinOps to address increasing cloud consumption and rationalize costs.
- These investments are strategic to support scaling the business and achieving the $500 million revenue target by 2030.
- While these investments lead to upfront expenses, the company aims for medium to long-term margin improvement and sustainable growth.
- There is no specific mention of large standalone capital expenditure but ongoing investment in people, technology, and frameworks to drive growth and competitiveness.
📊revenue
Future growth expectations in sales/revenue/volumes?
- SaksoŌ aims to grow revenue from INR 761 crores in FY24 to INR 1,000 crores in FY25, targeting about 30% growth.
- The long-term goal is to reach $500 million (approximately INR 4,000 crores) by 2030, implying sustained CAGR of ~30%.
- Growth will primarily come from existing customers (about 90%) and to a lesser extent from new customers (10%).
- Key growth verticals are Fintech and Hi-Tech Media & Utilities, which are expected to contribute the majority of revenue growth.
- Transportation & Logistics is currently facing a temporary slowdown due to market consolidation but expected to recover.
- SaksoŌ is shifting to a vertical-based structure with dedicated leaders to drive both existing account growth and new customer acquisition.
- The company is heavily investing in sales capabilities, subject matter experts, and infrastructure to support scalable growth.
- Revenue contribution is increasingly overseas, with ~45% from the U.S. and 35% from Europe.
📈margin
Future growth expectations in earnings/operating earnings/profits/EPS?
- SaksoŌ Limited targets a revenue of INR 1,000 crores for FY25, up from INR 761 crores in FY24, implying ~30% growth.
- EBITDA margins expected to remain around 18% with potential small fluctuations (~25 basis points).
- EBITDA margin growth will be modest, mainly basis points level improvements; no radical margin expansion anticipated.
- The company aims to maintain EBITDA margins above 18%, balancing growth and profitability.
- Investment in capabilities and infrastructure may pressure short-term margins but supports medium to long-term growth.
- PAT has shown steady YoY growth (~17% in FY24), but tax outflows and investments may affect near-term net profit growth.
- Long-term goal is to reach $500 million revenue by 2030 (~INR 4,000 crores), with growth driven by scaling existing clients and acquiring new clients.
- EPS growth trends are aligned with revenue and EBITDA growth; no explicit EPS guidance was provided but implied steady improvement.
