BSE Q1 FY27 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹1,566 Cr
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Revenue YoY
63%
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EBITDA
₹1,046 Cr
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BSE delivered its best quarterly performance on record in Q1 FY27, marking the 14th consecutive quarter of record revenues. Operational revenue surged 63% YoY to Rs 1,566 crore, driven by an 80% surge in transaction charges to Rs 1,328 crore reflecting robust derivatives and cash market participation. EBITDA grew 67% to Rs 1,046 crore with margins expanding 200bps to 67%, while PAT jumped 62% to Rs 873 crore with net profit margin at 51%. The strong performance was underpinned by record equity derivatives premium turnover of Rs 29,615 crore (up 96% YoY) and growing retail participation with 3.5 crore new investor accounts added. BSE is transitioning its data distribution business from January 2027 to directly manage international licensing. Key risks include potential impact from the RBI circular on bank guarantees (effective July 2026) and increasing STT costs, though management sees limited impact on BSE given its minimal futures exposure. The company targets meaningful double-digit cash market share by early 2027.
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Guidance to track
- Management targets achieving meaningful double-digit market share in the cash equity market by the beginning of calendar year 2027, driven by institutional volume growth and regulatory level-playing-field initiatives.
- BSE will conclude its 13-year marketing partnership with a data vendor and directly manage global market data distribution and licensing starting January 1, 2027, establishing direct engagement with international clients.
- Current 500-rack collocation data center infrastructure has sufficient offtake to support growth for at least 18 months based on current traffic trends, with pricing at 20% of market rates.
Risks flagged
- The RBI circular requiring bank guarantees to be replaced with cash or securities went live July 1, 2026. While impact on BSE has been minimal so far, the full effect may not yet be visible as some legacy bank guarantees remain in the system and could mature without reissuance.
- Combined effect of STT increase (from April 2026) and RBI circular has significantly impacted overall market volumes in futures segment. BSE's direct impact is limited as it has minimal futures market share, but broader market stress could affect sentiment.
- A Rs 40 crore provision was made against dues receivable from a data vendor, following elevated other expenses in the prior quarter. Management declined to comment on whether this represents steady-state run-rate, suggesting uncertainty around full recovery.
- Foreign institutional investors outflows of Rs 3.66 lakh crore during the first seven months of 2026 have been countered by record domestic institutional flows of Rs 5 lakh crore. However, continued foreign selling could pressure markets if domestic flows moderate.
Key quotes
- We had a strong start to the financial year with Q1 FY2027 being the company's best quarterly results on record and the 14th consecutive quarter of record revenues.
- The number of participants has significantly increased. Today more than 610 members regularly participate. Around 650 FPIs are participating. Our target as I have always been doing is at least to take this number to 800.
- We do not measure our success in terms of market share. Our primary goal as I always say is deepening and broadening of markets.
- This period has been a period of multiple headwind events for the market. The global situation and the changing geopolitical happenings on a daily basis combined with volatility have had mixing impact making it very difficult to pin the impact to any one of the factors.
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