Key Financial Performance (Q1 FY27)
Consolidated Performance (excluding foundit):
- Revenue: INR 930 crore, up 20% YoY and 10% sequentially
- EBITDA: INR 35 crore, up 48% YoY (flat sequentially)
- EBITDA Margin: 3.8% vs 3.1% in Q1 FY26
- PAT: INR 16 crore, up 34% YoY and 14% sequentially
- EPS: INR 1.1 per share
- Workforce: 97,000 employees (increase of 3,300 QoQ)
- Working Capital Days: 37 days (expected to increase to ~45 days due to acquisitions)
Segment-wise Performance:
Facility and Food Services (55% of revenue):
- Revenue: INR 520 crore, up 9% YoY (flat QoQ)
- EBITDA: INR 24 crore, up 25% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 4.6% vs 4.0% in Q1 FY26
- Added 40 new clients with annual contract value of INR 89 crore
Security Services:
- Revenue: INR 185 crore (highest ever), up 24% YoY
- Headcount: 24,900 security guards (added 900 in quarter)
- EBITDA: INR 5 crore, up 37% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 2.8%
- Added 37 new clients with annual contract value of INR 43 crore
Smart Infra, Energy, and Engineering (formerly Telecom & Industrial):
- Revenue: INR 229 crore, up 47% YoY
- STEAG contribution: INR 76 crore to quarterly revenue
- EBITDA: INR 21 crore, up 80% YoY
- EBITDA Margin: 9.3% vs 8.2% in Q1 FY26
foundit Performance (Investment Business):
- Sales: INR 25 crore (similar to Q4 FY26's INR 26 crore)
- Revenue: INR 19 crore (50% YoY growth)
- EBITDA Loss: INR 14 crore
- Expected full-year EBITDA burn: INR 30-35 crore
- Target: Break-even by end of FY27
Acquisition Updates
STEAG Energy Services India Private Limited:
- Acquisition completed on May 21, 2026
- Consolidated results included from acquisition date
- Won 4 large multi-year deals worth INR 5,100 crore over 5 years
- 3 deals went live July 1, 2026; 4th commencing first week of August 2026
- Expected FY27 revenue contribution: ~INR 1,000 crore
- Expected EBITDA margin: 7-8%
- Business mix: 90% thermal O&M, small renewable portfolio
LSG Sky Chefs India Private Limited:
- Acquisition expected to close in next couple of weeks
- Acquisition price: INR 166 crore (including cash, subject to adjustments)
- Acquiring Bengaluru operations only
- FY26 revenue: INR 112 crore
- EBITDA margins: high teens
- Debt-free with free cash balance of INR 57 crore plus deposit to BIAL
- Concession agreement with airport operator till 2039
- Clients include IndiGo, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa
- Funding: Primarily through debt and internal accruals
FY27 Guidance
- Revenue: Over INR 4,700 crore (42% YoY growth)
- EBITDA: Over INR 200 crore (65% YoY growth)
- PAT: Over INR 100 crore (50% YoY growth)
- Exit EBITDA Margin: Over 5%
- ROE Expansion: From ~7% in FY26 to ~13% in FY27
Debt Position
- Gross Debt: INR 307 crore
- Cash Balance: INR 135 crore
- Net Debt: INR 172 crore
- Expected acquisition debt by year-end: ~INR 150 crore
- Organic average debt: INR 150-175 crore
- Target Net Debt to EBITDA: Below 1
Operational Highlights
- Mobilized 77 new contracts with annual contract value of INR 132 crore
- Client retention rate: 95%
- Zero on-job fatalities in quarter
- 5,000+ health and safety training hours in Q1
- Sector mix shift: Industrial vertical expected to increase from 23% to over 40% of revenues
Management Commentary
- Q1 traditionally impacted by seasonal factors (education institutions shut, slower telecom deployment)
- Effective management of inflationary pressures in food business
- Early signs of telecom capex revival from Q2 onwards
- Focus on integrating acquired entities, repaying acquisition debt, and unlocking synergies
- Target to become largest integrated infrastructure services company in India
Q&A Session Highlights
- Company addressing vendor consolidation trend in market
- Cross-selling initiatives across all service lines
- Security business margin target: 4-4.5% in coming years
- FM business margin improvement target: from 4% to industry average of 5%
- Working capital days expected to settle around 45 days including acquisitions
- No active acquisition pipeline for current financial year
- foundit requires INR 38-40 crore quarterly sales for break-even