| Revenue growth | 15% YoY growth to ₹4,396 Cr; record H1 revenue performance. |
|---|---|
| Margins | Thin 2.1% adjusted EBITDA margin; focusing on higher-margin niche IT skills. |
| Order book | Record 116 new contracts in general staffing; 62 in IT staffing. |
| Demand visibility | Strong seasonality in retail/logistics; manufacturing vertical growing rapidly at 11%. |
| Management confidence | Balanced, emphasizing long-term technology-led margin expansion via Quest 2.0. |
Growth
Revenue grew 15% YoY to ₹4,396 Cr; H1 revenue up 15%. General staffing associate count hit 504k.
Outlook
Targeting 80% query resolution by AI by March 2027; interim dividend of ₹5 per share declared.
Risks
Thin margins in core staffing and front-loaded technology investments could delay bottom-line expansion if execution falters.
Last quarter's promises, checked
Delivered
- Guided zero-debt balance sheet → net cash ₹471 Cr (= BEAT)
Partly delivered
- Guided 40k-50k GS associate adds/yr (10-11%); Q1 ~5k, Q2 21k net → full-year not yet verifiable (= PARTIAL)
- Guided FY26 final ₹3/sh at 25-Aug AGM → paid, amount unconfirmed (= PARTIAL)
Missed
- Guided Q2 Labour Code liability ≤ one-third of Q1's ₹176 Cr → ₹120 Cr Q2 impact (= MISS)
Earnings Call Transcript filed with NSE, NSE: QUESS. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.
Quess Corp Ltd: key numbers
- Share price
- ₹318.60
- Market cap
- ₹4,759 Cr
- Revenue (annual)
- ₹15,305 Cr
- Net profit (annual)
- ₹221.6 Cr
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.3×Sector 23.5×
- Promoter holding
- 56.81%-0.01% QoQ
- FII holding
- 10.26%Current quarter
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Quess Corp Investor Presentation: Key Takeaways
Q2 FY27 revenue ₹4,396 Cr (+15% YoY), Adj. EBITDA ₹92 Cr (+20%), PAT ₹75 Cr (+44%). Positioning as tech-enabled workforce platform with global scale ambitions.
Quess Corp Results Update
Quess Corp's Q2 FY27 press release shows PAT up 44% YoY to ₹75 crore on revenue of ₹4,396 crore. It also flags a ₹5 interim dividend.
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- Key figure
- Net profit ₹74.7 Cr · +44.2% YoY
Quess Corp Board Meeting Date
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Quess Corp Other Announcement
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