The 5 reports from 2 analysts offering long term price targets
for Quess Corp Ltd. have an average target of 901.00. The consensus estimate
represents an upside of 29.45%
from the last price of 696.00.
QUESS indicated that its single-point agenda is strong cash generation by improving the conversion cycle. Cash flow from operations (OCF) was INR530m in 3QFY19, as against INR390m in the previous quarter. Cash flow conversion (as a percentage of EBITDA) stood at 44% in 3QFY19 v/s 27% in FY18. Peoples Services the largest contributing segment (~45%) generates a healthy RoCE of 52%. This is dragged down by lower returns in technology solutions, facility management (FMS), industrials, and internet services. FMS RoCE is lower on account of the higher capital base resulting from the Manipal acquisition, excluding which, the RoCE for the segment stands at 21%. Internet services business is yet to turn profitable at the operating level due to higher investments required for sustainability. Profitability in industrial and internet segments is likely to improve over the medium-to-long term.
24 January 2019 3QFY19 revenue grew 37% YoY to INR21.7b (1% miss). Organic revenue growth for the quarter was 23% YoY. EBITDA margin at 5.4% (in-line) was flat QoQ but contracted 30bp YoY. PAT versus 15% in the previous quarter due to tax reversal of INR170.8m versus only INR73.9m in 2QFY19. For 9MFY19, revenue/EBITDA were up 45.7%/35.8% YoY. PAT was down 22.6% YoY, but PBT was up 11.4% YoY. Organic growth was at 23% YoY v/s 26% in 2QFY19.
Quess corp management alluded its focus on execution and balance sheet management to boost its long term earnings growth. Improvement in operating margin will be supported by better revenue mix, improvement in...
26 October 2018 QUESS revenue grew 50% YoY to INR21b (in- line) in 2QFY19. The direction of several initiatives was encouraging in QUESS, the fructification of which would result in a positive the EBITDA margin to 6% by end-FY19 and to 8% in a few years, (ii) aim to convert 30-40% of EBITDA to operating cash, (iii) merger of subsidiaries into the parent, and (iv) a more selective approach on acquisitions with the intent of not adding additional verticals. We had downgraded QUESS when the impact of aggressive inorganic foray started to adversely impact the financial performance. However, we are encouraged by the steps the company is taking for margins improvement, cash conversion and focused acquisitions. While we remain encouraged by the long-term prospects of QUESS, we will reconsider our stance once we see start seeing an improvement on the above parameters.
One-off impact: The company has booked a non-operating accounting charge of ~Rs.160 mn (prior-period) in Q1FY19 resulting in lower PAT and lower margins. However, management is optimistic that in 9MFY19 the margins will improve. It has already started a business transformation program encapsulating zero based budgeting, service excellence and...
Monster is an online portal that provides job search services to registered users and recruitment solutions to clients. It has a workforce of 600 across the three geographies. Monster Worldwide is owned by Randstad. The three entities together had revenue of USD26m in CY16, and have not seen growth since CY14. Combined profitability, we reckon, would be slightly in the red. The entities would be acquired for an Enterprise Value of up to USD14m (0.5x trailing revenue) and the transaction is expected to be completed by 4QFY18. The acquisition would complement QUESS' presence in HR services and pose opportunities for value addition to its existing customers.
Quess reported Q3FY18 sales of Rs 15.8 bn, up 48% YoY (adjusted for retrospective consolidation of MIS). Organic growth was strong at 30% YoY. Q3 results reflect consolidation of TBSS and Vedang Cellular. EBITDA margin expanded ~14 bps YoY to 5.7%. PAT at Rs 700 mn, up 107%
QUESS' 48.5% YoY revenue growth to INR15.8b was a beat to our estimate, driven by a pick-up in organic growth and integration of TBSS (which we had assumed for the subsequent quarter). While there have been several acquisitions over the last few quarters, we reckon organic growth in the quarter would be ~25% v/s ~20% in the previous quarter. A pick-up was also seen in the People & Services business,with growth of 25% YoY v/s 8% YoY in the year-ago period. EBITDA margin at 5.7%expanded by 10bp YoY. While margins were stable in P&S and the integration of higher-margin Manipal Integrated Services boosted profitability in Integrated Facilities Management, there was a YoY decline seen in Global Technology Solutions (-50bp) and Industrials (-200bp). A turn around in Industrials and further integration of accretive acquisitions would, however, lead to expansion, going forward. PAT at INR690m was up105% YoY, beating estimates because of a lower ETR (80JJAA).
We met the management of Quess Corp to understand its business model & future prospects. Incorporated in 2007, Quess Corp is India's leading integrated business services provider and among industry leaders in each of the key business services it operates in. It operates across business segments of people & services (P&S;) (53.6% to revenues in Q2FY18), global technology solutions (GTS) (30.6% to revenues), integrated facility management (IFM) (~10% to revenues) & industrials (IAM) (~6% to revenues). In the last five years, topline has grown at a...
Revenue traction strong across-the-board, only GTS growth acquisitive: Strong YoY growth was driven uniformly across business segments, with growth ranging from 17-40% YoY. GTS was the only segment with contribution from an acquisition (Comtel). Excluding this, growth in the segment was in high-single-digits. While growth in overseas acquisitions within GTS is expected to be relatively low, its Indian IT staffing business is facing the impact of sluggish activity in IT Services. Integration of Manipal and Terrier is expected to boost revenue growth in 2H....
Quess concluded FY17 with gross sales of Rs 41 bn, driven by strong organic growth of 21% YoY. EBITDA margin expanded ~100 bps YoY to 5.7%. PAT at Rs 1.13 bn, up 40% YoY. Positive FCF of Rs 330 mn or 30% of PAT should allay investor concerns.
various industries. It provides services across four segments Global Technology Staffing (GTS 27%/37% of revs/EBITDA), People & Services (P&S; 56%/38% of revs/EBITDA), Integrated Facility Management (IFM 11%/13% of revs/EBITDA) and Industrial Asset management (IAM 6%/12% of revs/EBITDA). Quess is the leaderinGTSindustry(8,000associateemployeesinFY16).Thecompany'sFY1216 revenue/EBITDA/PATgrewataCAGRof52%/57%/81%respectively.Highrevenue growthcomesfromajudiciousmixofbothorganicgrowthandacquisitions.Quess, inourview,iswellpositionedtomaintainhighrevenue/EBITDA/EPSgrowthdriven...
Quess Corp Ltd is one of India?s leading integrated business services providers focused on emerging as the preferred partner for handling end-to-end business functions of its clients
Quess Corp Limited - QUESS is one of India's leading business service providers handling end-to-end business functions for clients. As of February 2016, it had over 117,000 associate employees i.e. employees placed with clients and has provided employment to more than 120,000 associates. Quess has 1,300 clients (20 Fortune 500 clients), 47 offices across 26 cities and 3,400 core employees across India, North America, Middle East and South East Asia. Quess Corp aims to raise | 400 crore through a fresh issue of shares (at a price band of | 310-317 per share).At the IPO price band of | 310-317, the stock is available at a multiple of 45x-46.1x FY16 EPS at the lower/upper band, respectively.
Quess Corp Ltd (QCL), promoted by Thomas Cook (~63% holding post dilution), provides comprehensive solutions including recruitment, temporary staffing, technology staffing and IT product and solution, skill development, payroll, compliance management, integrated facility management and industrial asset management services. The company der..
Leading integrated business services provider in diversified business segments, industries and geographies: The company is a leading integrated business services provider in India providing comprehensive business solutions to a wide range of industries, including recruitment, temporary staffing, technology staffing, IT products and solutions, skill development, payroll, compliance management, integrated facility management and industrial asset management services. The company is the largest IT staff augmentation provider and one of the largest general staffing companies in India. In addition, the Company is among the leading industries asset management service...
Quess Corp Limited (Quess Corp) is one of India's leading integrated business services provider emerging as the preferred partner for handling end-to-end business functions of the clients. They offer comprehensive solutions including Recruitment, Temporary Staffing, Technology Staffing, IT Products and Solutions, Skill Development, Payroll, Compliance Management, Integrated Facility Management and Industrial Asset Management Services. As of March 31, 2016, Company's...
