Conference Call with Quess Corp Management and Analysts on Q4FY26 & Full Year Performance and Outlook. Listen to the full earnings transcript.
BPO/KPO company Quess Corp announced Q4FY26 & FY26 results Q4FY26 Financial Highlights: Revenue at Rs 3,892 crore, up by 6% YoY. EBITDA at Rs 86 crore, up by 8% QoQ, and 28% YoY. Achieved an EBITDA margin of 2.2%, an increase by 19bps QoQ and 37bps YoY. Adj PAT at Rs 64 crore, up by 3% QoQ and 2% YoY with an Adj EPS of Rs 4.3 per share. FY26 Financial Highlights: Revenue of Rs 15,305 crore, up by 2% YoY. EBITDA at Rs 312 crore, up by 19% YoY, with an increase in margin by 29 bps on a YoY basis. Adj PAT at Rs 230 crore, up by 10% YoY with ROE of 20%. EBITDA to OCF at 80% for FY26. Business Highlights: General Staffing: 26,000 headcount addition in Staffing Solutions; however, discontinued projects resulted in a headcount loss of 7000 during the year. 281 new contracts added for the year. AR DSO is at 15 days with C&P; at 76%. Construction vertical delivered 8.3% margin Professional Staffing: Added 13 new client logos in Q4, taking our total new contracts for FY26 to 61. 43% YoY EBITDA growth with double-digit margins of approximately 12%. GCC's share of the total headcount at 71% Overseas Business: 125 new logos added with double-digit growth in Revenue and EBITDA. Middle East closed FY26 with 11% EBITDA margin, posting revenue and EBITDA growth of 27% and 40%, respectively. Quess Singapore-General Staffing added 68 new contracts and 491 local headcount, taking the overall headcount to 1,026. Malaysia delivered strong revenue growth of 83% YoY, scaling to 900 headcount with an EBITDA margin of 4.3%. Philippines posted 49% revenue growth and a 10% EBITDA margin, crossing the 700 headcount milestone Lohit Bhatia, CEO, said: “I am pleased to report our FY26 results. We closed the year strong with EBITDA of Rs 312 crore, up by 19% YoY and Adj. PAT of Rs 230 crore, up by 10% YoY. The Board has approved a special interim dividend of Rs 3 per share on account of 10 years of IPO and a final dividend of Rs 3 per share, staying true to our commitment to shareholders in line with Quess’ guiding principles. Our EBITDA growth was driven by Professional Staffing and Overseas Business. In the Professional Staffing business, a strong 43% YoY increase was delivered and a record EBITDA margin of approximately 12% on the back of sustained GCC hiring momentum. On the global front, strong performances from the UAE, Malaysia, and the Philippines drove our Overseas Business to close the year with 21% EBITDA growth. Despite regulatory and global headwinds, our Staffing Solutions business added around 26,000 to its headcount, a testament to our resilient, all-weather business model. It is a matter of great pride that our Great Place to Work recognition has grown beyond borders. Quess India was certified for the seventh consecutive year, Quess Singapore for the third consecutive time, and Quess UAE for the first time.” Result PDF