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NSE Symbol: QUESS

Submitted By: Kundan K Lal, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Financial Highlights - Q2 FY27

  • Revenue: ₹4,396 crore, representing 15% year-over-year (YoY) growth from ₹3,832 crore in Q2 FY26
  • Adjusted EBITDA: ₹92 crore, up 20% YoY from ₹77 crore (excludes non-cash ESOP expense)
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 2.1%, improved by 10 basis points YoY from 2.0%
  • PAT: ₹75 crore, showing 44% YoY growth from ₹52 crore
  • PAT Margin: 1.7%, improved by 35 basis points YoY from 1.4%
  • EPS: ₹5.0 per share, up 44% YoY from ₹3.5
  • Net Cash Position: ₹471 crore
  • Cash Collection: Highest ever quarterly collection of over ₹5,000 crore
  • Headcount: 504,000 employees, representing 4% YoY growth from 483,000 and 5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) growth from 482,000

Financial Highlights - H1 FY27

  • Revenue: ₹8,578 crore, up 15% YoY from ₹7,483 crore
  • Adjusted EBITDA: ₹178 crore, up 22% YoY from ₹146 crore
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 2.1%, improved by 12 basis points YoY from 2.0%
  • PAT: ₹157 crore, up 53% YoY from ₹103 crore
  • PAT Margin: 1.8%, improved by 45 basis points YoY from 1.4%
  • EPS: ₹10.4, up 51% YoY from ₹6.9
  • ROE: Expanded to 25% from 20% in FY26, based on trailing twelve months (TTM) PAT

Corporate Action

  • Board announced interim dividend of ₹5 per share

Segmental Performance - Q2 FY27

General Staffing

  • Revenue: ₹3,823 crore
  • EBITDA: ₹57 crore
  • Headcount: 490,000 with addition of over 20,000 employees
  • New Contracts: Added 116 new client logos
  • Construction vertical's EBITDA nearly doubled on YoY basis with double digit margins
  • YoY Performance: 15% revenue growth and 23% EBITDA growth

Professional Staffing

  • Margins: Approximately 11% (double digit)
  • GCC Contribution: 71% of both headcount and revenue
  • Leading Growth Verticals: BFSI and CRT
  • New Contracts: Added 27 new contracts
  • YoY Performance: 13% revenue growth

Overseas Business

  • New Contracts: Added 33 new contracts
  • Growth: Double digit growth in both revenue and EBITDA
  • Regional Performance:
  • Middle East: Delivered strong margins despite flat QoQ revenue growth due to geopolitical crisis
  • Singapore: Added 8 new contracts
  • Malaysia: Achieved 50% YoY revenue growth
  • Philippines: Recorded 15% YoY revenue growth with 10.5% net margin
  • Overall YoY Performance: 10% revenue growth and 23% EBITDA growth

Strategic Initiatives & Business Updates

  • Quess 2.0 strategy progressing toward building higher-margin business portfolio through IT Staffing expansion into end-to-end IT Solutions
  • Global corridors strategy gaining momentum with strategic partnerships signed with IGS and IPA for Japan
  • AI-led sourcing platform implementation processing over 100,000 leads monthly, enhancing recruitment efficiency
  • Launch of associate Query Management System (QMS) handled over 20% of associate queries within first four weeks, with plans to scale further in H2 FY27

Recognition & Awards

  • Ranked among Best Workplaces in the Middle East 2026: 40th overall and 32nd among Best Workplaces for Women
  • Certified Great Place to Work for seventh consecutive year in India (2026)
  • Quess Singapore earned Great Place to Work recognition for third consecutive time
  • Quess UAE received Great Place to Work recognition for first time
  • Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) recognized Quess Corp as India's No.1 staffing company in 2025 & 37th globally by revenue in 2024
  • First Indian firm to join World Employment Confederation in 2025

CSR Initiative

  • Supported establishment of Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore's new 346-bed Paediatric Specialty Hospital at Ranipet Campus through Quess foundation alongside Fairfax Financial Holdings

Credit Ratings & ESG

  • ESG Rating: "Strong" rating of 66/100 from CRISIL
  • Credit Quality: [ICRA]AA (Stable) / A1+ status

Conference Call Details

  • Date: Monday, November 2, 2026
  • Time: 11:00 AM IST
  • Universal Access Numbers: +91 22 6280 1259 / +91 22 7115 8160
  • Toll Free Numbers:
  • USA: 1 866 746 2133
  • UK: 0 808 101 1573
  • Singapore: 800 101 2045
  • Hong Kong: 800 964 448
  • Diamond Pass registration available

Company Overview

  • Established: 2007 in Bengaluru
  • Workforce: Approximately 504,000 employees across 8 countries
  • Clients: Over 2,300 clients
  • Services: Technology-enabled staffing and managed outsourcing services across BFSI, Retail, Telecom, Manufacturing, IT, and GCC sectors