Coforge Ltd — Q2 FY26
Coforge delivered an exceptional Q2 FY26 with 5.9% sequential constant currency growth and 14% EBIT margin, up 251 bps QoQ.
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How to optimize revenue, margins, and cash flow over 2-3 years?
Asked by Abhishek Pathak, Motilal Oswal
Management gave specific targets for revenue growth, minimum EBIT margin, and FCF/PAT range.
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from a two to three-year perspective, how are you thinking about optimizing for all these three metrics going forward?
Revenue, our intent... continues to be that over the next two to three years and beyond, we will continue to turn in sustained and robust growth. On margins, if we do hit the 14% reported EBIT margin plan for the year, we will... commit ourselves to delivering on that as the minimum threshold going forward. As far as free cash flow is concerned... you should expect free cash flow to PAT at around 70% - 80% going forward.
How is revenue per employee increasing ahead of peers?
Asked by Abhishek Pathak, Motilal Oswal
Management attributed RPE improvement to AI platforms and provided a specific current figure.
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Interested to know your views on how you're doing it so early, ahead of the curve, and what will ensure this going forward as well.
Revenue per employee... is nudging $70,000 per employee. It's a metric that we have consciously called out to illustrate the impact of the AI-led platforms that John has been talking about over the last six quarters and the value that they create for our clients and in turn for us.
Impact of macro headwinds on demand and which verticals will drive growth?
Asked by Vibhor Singhal, Nuvama Equities
Management provided detailed demand outlook per vertical and specific revenue targets.
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What is your take on how these could actually, if at all, impact the industry going forward? ...which verticals or which segments of the business do you think will take precedence in driving the growth?
Demand... continues to grow at a solid clip. Banking demand outlook in general appears solid... Insurance... entering an above-trend growth phase. We expect travel to continue to clip along at a solid pace. Healthcare... by the end of this year, we will have a book of business of almost $100 million. Public sector outside India... has already crossed $150 million.
Clarification on moving discounting income to other income and EBIT focus.
Asked by Vibhor Singhal, Nuvama Equities
CFO confirmed the change and clarified the new focus metrics.
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In this quarter... we've actually moved all the items like discounting income of long-term contracts and mortgage income... from our EBITDA calculations to other income. Now there'll be no disparity between the India's EBIT and the PAT reported EBIT going forward as well.
Absolutely right... We've moved that to other income... Going forward, we'll focus on reported EBIT. That's the number we will hold. FCF to PAT is what we will hold.
Timeline for CGT acquisition completion and when healthcare vertical will be reported separately.
Asked by Vibhor Singhal, Nuvama Equities
Management gave specific timelines for both the acquisition and the vertical reporting.
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What is the basically timeline and the update on the CGT acquisition? ...Do you think there would be a time maybe in the next few quarters when we'll start separating them out?
We expect that to be getting completed by either December or January timeframe. ...we at least wait for the business to get at least a critical mass of $100 million. Once that is done, we then start reporting that. Hopefully, we should see a vertical being carved out in the next financial year, quarter one of FY 2027.
How has H2 growth outlook evolved given macro changes?
Asked by Ankur Rudra, JPMorgan
Management reaffirmed strong H2 growth outlook without hedging.
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Given how the macro has evolved since then, how has your outlook evolved for the second half and generally?
We continue to maintain that the full fiscal will be a robust growth fiscal for us. H2 will also be a robust growth half for us.
Will margins expand further or reinvest for growth?
Asked by Ankur Rudra, JPMorgan
Management clearly stated margin floor and growth priority.
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Does it make sense for you to expand margins further from here or reinvest back either into the business or to keep your margins and your price points more competitive?
Once we hit 14% EBIT... we will plan to, at a minimum, clip along at 14% EBIT. Our primary aim will be to make sure that we prioritize growth over any further EBIT improvement.
Contours of five large deals and how they are evolving.
Asked by Dipesh Mehta, Emkay Global
Management provided detailed breakdown of deal origins and focus areas.
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About the five large deals, if you can provide some contour on those deals, and particularly if you can touch upon how those deals are changing in terms of size, shape, and complexity.
Three of the large deals came from North America... two came in from the insurance vertical... one came in from an airline... The other two deals came in from the Asia-Pacific region. ...one was around legacy modernization... another focused on digital transformation... third centered around optimizing operations by implementing AI-infused modern AMS and QE.
Why is DSO increasing and how should we view working capital?
Asked by Dipesh Mehta, Emkay Global
CFO explained DSO increase but did not provide a target DSO level or timeline for stabilization.
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If I look, DSO is steadily inching up... How one should look at this overall working capital cycle evolving for Coforge?
The reason for increase in DSO is one, the year-on-year growth is 31%... The focus is to make sure that FCF to PAT is being maintained... Once we maintain that for a year-on-year basis, that will take care of any concern that we'll have on the DSO.
Why is constant currency growth (6%) much higher than dollar growth (4.5%)?
Asked by Kawaljeet Saluja, Kotak Securities
CFO provided three specific reasons with numbers for the gap.
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I'm trying to reconcile the big gap between constant currency revenue growth and dollar revenue growth this quarter. ...That's like a chunky 150 basis points gap.
One, hedge losses in the top line have almost doubled... from INR 15 crore last quarter to INR 30 crore this quarter. Second is the exposure to pound and euro is very significant... there was a headwind rather than a tailwind. Third is because of the India business growing this quarter.
How is revenue growing 6% with only 2% headcount addition and flat utilization?
Asked by Kawaljeet Saluja, Kotak Securities
CFO explained non-linearity and timing of headcount additions.
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Your utilization rates have not changed quarter on quarter. Your headcount addition is fairly moderate... and your revenue growth is 6%. I'm just trying to understand the gap.
Revenue per headcount has gone up... from $67,000 per annum to $69,000. There is non-linearity which is getting played out. ...the headcount addition... is a point-in-time view. When we were ramping up last quarter, the headcount was added towards the end of the last quarter.
Is AI a headwind or tailwind for IT services?
Asked by Sumeet Jain, CLSA
Management clearly stated AI is a tailwind and supported with deal velocity data.
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Do you believe AI is actually a headwind or a tailwind for the IT services industry?
We believe that AI is a clear tailwind for firms that understand the domain and also have an appreciation for how to apply the relevant AI-specific technology. ...the velocity of our large deals... continues to increase very, very appreciably.