SAKSOFT Q1 FY26 earnings call.
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Revenue
₹249 Cr
verified against source
Revenue YoY
24%
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EBITDA
₹46 Cr
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Saksoft reported a solid Q1 FY26 with revenue of ₹249 crore (24% YoY) and EBITDA of ₹46 crore (31% YoY), though EBITDA margin of 18.4% is not sustainable due to rupee tailwinds and cost optimizations that won't repeat. Management guided FY26 revenue at ₹1,000-1,100 crore with normalized EBITDA margins of 16.5-17.5%, down from Q1 levels. The company repositioned as an AI-led product engineering firm and launched Sack.ai platform with moderate early traction. Strategic shifts include replacing hunters with client partners focused on wallet-share expansion within existing accounts, yielding better ROI. A $1.5 million low-margin license deal was voluntarily given up in the retail vertical. Geopolitical tariff uncertainty is causing delayed client decisions, while competition from larger IT firms remains but is mitigated by Saksoft's agility. The $500 million revenue target by 2030 remains intact, requiring ~30% CAGR with fourfold headcount scaling.
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Guidance to track
- Full-year revenue target of ₹1,000-1,100 crore, with management indicating conservative guidance and upside risk potential if market conditions remain favorable.
- Normalized EBITDA margins expected in the 16.5-17.5% range for FY26, down from Q1's 18.4% due to rupee tailwinds reversal and annual salary increments in Q2.
- Long-term target of $500 million revenue by 2030, requiring approximately fourfold headcount growth from current ~3,000 to ~12,000 employees, representing ~30% CAGR.
- Replaced three underperforming hunters with six client partners focusing on existing account growth; targeting 1-2 quality new logos per quarter rather than high-volume hunting.
Risks flagged
- EBITDA margins will decline in Q2 due to reversal of rupee depreciation benefits and annual salary increments, dropping from 18.4% to the 16.5-17.5% guidance range.
- US tariff volatility (10-50% swings within days) causing buyers to delay technology spending decisions, impacting deal closures and pipeline conversion.
- Sack.ai platform has seen disappointing revenue traction versus internal expectations, with prospects taking longer than anticipated to commit to AI-related decisions.
- Analyst raised concern about large tech companies potentially dropping prices aggressively to win wallet share from existing customers, though management believes project sizes favor smaller players.
Key quotes
- 18.5 number one is not sustainable. Secondly, you will not see that in quarter two. Okay. And uh but our job is to try and minimize the decline.
- What was it really doing is it's improving the productivity of our people. AI is really improving the productivity of our people which reflects directly in reduced effort and reduced headcount with customers, but then the customer is spending that budget somewhere else.
- We had four hunters. We now have only one hunter. Three hunters have been fired because of non-performers, but they've been replaced by client partners... if we focus on existing customers we will grow our business faster than if we focus on new logos.
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