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About the stock: Firstsource Solutions (FSL) provides business process services to BFSI, communication, media, tech and healthcare. FSL is a domain driven BPM services company which has 200+ global clients, including several Fortune-500...

FSOL has signed an agreement for acquiring Pastdue Credit Solutions (PDC) – a UK-headquartered debt collection agency serving UK’s several market-leading companies, including banks, utility firms, telecom players, and government bodies – for a cash consideration of £22mn (1.3x P/S on FY24 basis).

Firstsource (FSOL) delivered yet another quarter of strong topline growth in Q3FY25; revenue grew 7.6% QoQ CC, compared to our growth estimate of 6.9%.

eClerx posted weak operating performance in Q1. Revenue fell 2% QoQ, hit by budget cuts, drop in project renewals and unanticipated project cancellations particularly among large clients in the digital and financial markets. OPM declined by 530bps QoQ. Management expects revenue to rebound in Q2 and log closer to Q4FY23 levels, further improving in H2.

eClerx Services Q3 results were better-than expected on US$ revenue growth but profitability was lower-than-expected. Q3FY23 revenue stood at US$ 85.1mn (grew 3.2% QoQ as well as cc terms). Top-10 client growth declined 0.6% QoQ in dollar terms, led by lower onshore revenues. The management indicated that top-10 client softness was limited to onsite engagement and that offshore momentum is intact.

We continue to remain positive and retain our BUY rating on the stock Target Price and Valuation: We value eClerx at | 3,000 i.e. 20x P/E on FY24E EPS Key triggers for future price performance: Traction in customer care, RPA, analytics & content development, cross sell...

Q3 revenue growth at 5.9% QoQ USD beat our estimate led by a sharp increase in offshoring

The company recently acquired personiv, an outsourcing provider with over 35+ years of experience with offices in US, India and Philippines. The acquisition would leverage synergies in digital and customer experience...

Quess Corp (QUESS)'s 2QFY22 revenue growth (8% QoQ / +23% YoY) was in line with our estimates. However, the adjusted EBITDA margin at 4.8% (+40bp QoQ) was ahead of our estimates. Adj PAT grew 81% YoY to INR766m, while reported PAT declined 17% YoY to INR412m (expectation of INR702m). RPAT was impacted by 1) ECL provisions of INR440m (government training and other government business), 2) the reversal of ineligible GST credit (INR480m), and 3) receivables write-offs...