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Firstsource Solutions share price & financials
- Price
- ₹244.7
- Market cap
- ₹19.8k Cr
- Sector
- Services
- Calls analysed
- 7
Firstsource Solutions Limited Q1 FY27
What went well
- Revenue grew 22.9% year-on-year and 5.5% quarter-on-quarter to INR2,720 crores.
- EBIT margin expanded by 110 basis points year-on-year and 20 basis points quarter-on-quarter to 12.4%.
- Adjusted net profit was INR220 crores, up 31.2% year-on-year and 8.3% sequentially.
What to watch
- Reported a one-time exceptional charge of INR71.7 crores (INR56.3 crores net of taxes) for the quarter.
- This charge includes INR35.7 crores (INR27.1 crores net of tax) related to a program termination with a healthcare client.
What Firstsource Solutions Limited does
Firstsource Solutions is a global business process management (BPM/BPO) company that runs outsourced, technology- and AI-enabled operations — customer experience management, collections, and domain-led digital platforms — for clients in healthcare, banking and financial services, and communications, media and technology. It earns fees from multi-year outsourcing contracts with large enterprise clients, delivered through a network of delivery centers spanning the US, UK, India, Philippines, Mexico, Romania, Trinidad & Tobago, South Africa, and Australia. Its client roster includes leading US health plans and health systems, top US mortgage lenders and servicers, and major UK telecom, media, and energy companies.
Segments
- Healthcare
- Banking & Financial Services (BFS)
- Communications, Media & Technology (CMT)
- Diversified Industries
- Global workforce
- 36,205 employees
- Delivery centers
- 51
- Countries of operation
- 9
- Nationalities represented in workforce
- 83
- Clients with US$1m+ annual billing
- 141
- Clients with US$20m+ annual billing
- 9
Guidance record · Q1 FY27
what the last two calls moved 11 tracked 4 delivered 3 missed 4 open- FY27 Effective Tax Rate revised down said Q4 FY26 Promised: 20% to 22% Q1 FY27: Guidance revised upwards (unfavorably) to 22% to 24%. Quote: 'the effective tax rate this year going to be between 22% to 24%.'
- Long-term EBIT Margin on track said Q3 FY26 Promised: 14% to 15% over the next 3 to 4 years Q1 FY27: Q1 EBIT margin improved to 12.4%. Management reiterated the goal: 'we remain laser-focused on taking our EBIT margin to 14% to 15% band over the next two to three years.'
All 11 tracked — every revision, and every one management stopped mentioning.
Open the guidance ledgerQuarterly results
Q1 FY27: revenue up 22.9%, net profit down 1.8% against the same quarter last year.
| Line item | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,925 | 2,102 | 2,161 | 2,218 | 2,312 +20% | 2,443 +16% | 2,583 +20% | 2,725 +23% |
| EBITDA | 287 | 318 | 333 | 347 | 376 +31% | 403 +27% | 430 +29% | 451 +30% |
| Net profit | 138 | 160 | 161 | 169 | 180 +30% | 120 −25% | 205 +27% | 166 −2% |
How to read this
₹ crore, as filed. The percentage beside a figure is the change against the same quarter a year earlier — never the quarter before, which would make every seasonal business look like it collapses and booms each year.
Performance −30.5% 1Y
1Y: ₹356.35 on 10 Sept 2025 → ₹247.6. High ₹375.8 (19 Sept 2025), low ₹204.39 (30 Mar 2026).
How the price took the results
close before → close after
- Q1 FY27
- −13.4%
- 6 Aug
- Q4 FY26
- +11.3%
- 6 May
- Q3 FY26
- +1.6%
- 3 Feb
- Q2 FY26
- −0.5%
- 4 Nov
The move from the last close before each results date to the first close after it — the market's first read on the quarter, not the quarter itself.
Financials, as filed
Revenue grew 16.6% a year over 3 years, FY23 to FY26. Operating margin widened to 16.3%.
| Year ending | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹6.0k Cr | ₹6.3k Cr | ₹8.0k Cr | ₹9.6k Cr |
| Operating profit | ₹827 Cr | ₹956 Cr | ₹1.2k Cr | ₹1.6k Cr |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 16.3% |
| Interest | ₹80 Cr | ₹103 Cr | ₹148 Cr | ₹181 Cr |
| Depreciation | ₹263 Cr | ₹259 Cr | ₹327 Cr | ₹434 Cr |
| Net profit | ₹513 Cr | ₹516 Cr | ₹594 Cr | ₹674 Cr |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Cash from operations | ₹795 Cr | ₹644 Cr | ₹701 Cr | ₹1.2k Cr |
| Free cash flow | ₹744 Cr | ₹559 Cr | ₹477 Cr | ₹1.1k Cr |
| ROCE | 15.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% |
How to read this
From the company's own filings. Margins are computed from the filed sums; a year with an incomplete quarter is left blank rather than estimated.
Balance sheet
| Year ending | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | ₹696 Cr | ₹697 Cr | ₹697 Cr | ₹697 Cr | ₹697 Cr | ₹697 Cr |
| Reserves | ₹2.1k Cr | ₹2.3k Cr | ₹2.7k Cr | ₹3.0k Cr | ₹3.7k Cr | ₹3.7k Cr |
| Borrowings | ₹1.2k Cr | ₹1.8k Cr | ₹1.4k Cr | ₹1.5k Cr | ₹2.4k Cr | ₹2.9k Cr |
| Other liabilities | ₹789 Cr | ₹796 Cr | ₹785 Cr | ₹702 Cr | ₹1.6k Cr | ₹1.8k Cr |
| Total liabilities | ₹4.8k Cr | ₹5.6k Cr | ₹5.5k Cr | ₹5.9k Cr | ₹8.3k Cr | ₹9.1k Cr |
| Fixed assets | ₹3.0k Cr | ₹3.7k Cr | ₹3.7k Cr | ₹3.9k Cr | ₹5.1k Cr | ₹5.6k Cr |
| Capital work in progress | ₹0 Cr | ₹3 Cr | ₹3 Cr | ₹17 Cr | ₹9 Cr | ₹30 Cr |
| Investments | ₹94 Cr | ₹130 Cr | ₹71 Cr | ₹42 Cr | ₹103 Cr | ₹116 Cr |
| Other assets | ₹1.7k Cr | ₹1.7k Cr | ₹1.8k Cr | ₹2.0k Cr | ₹3.1k Cr | ₹3.4k Cr |
| Total assets | ₹4.8k Cr | ₹5.6k Cr | ₹5.5k Cr | ₹5.9k Cr | ₹8.3k Cr | ₹9.1k Cr |
How to read this
As filed each year. A line the company does not report — deposits for a non-lender, for instance — is left out rather than shown as a row of dashes.
Who owns it
As disclosed at Jun 2026
Since Jun 2025, DIIs added +1.46 pp while FIIs trimmed −1.20 pp. The shareholder count shrank 4% to 2,42,813.
- Promoters
- 53.7%
- FIIs
- 8.4%
- DIIs
- 25.4%
- Public
- 11.7%
- Others
- 0.8%
Since Jun 2025
- DIIs +1.46 pp
- FIIs −1.20 pp
- Public −0.21 pp
How it drifted, 12 quarters
Over this window DIIs went from 16.2% to 25.4% — +9.2 pp.
Ownership split by quarter, oldest first. Sep '23: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 10.2%, DIIs 16.2%, Public 17.9%, Others 2.0%.Dec '23: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 9.9%, DIIs 18.2%, Public 16.9%, Others 1.4%.Mar '24: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 9.6%, DIIs 19.3%, Public 16.1%, Others 1.4%.Jun '24: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 9.4%, DIIs 19.5%, Public 16.1%, Others 1.3%.Sep '24: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 11.6%, DIIs 18.6%, Public 15.0%, Others 1.1%.Dec '24: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 11.0%, DIIs 20.9%, Public 13.4%, Others 1.1%.Mar '25: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 10.1%, DIIs 22.9%, Public 12.3%, Others 1.1%.Jun '25: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 9.6%, DIIs 23.9%, Public 11.9%, Others 0.9%.Sep '25: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 9.3%, DIIs 24.6%, Public 11.6%, Others 0.9%.Dec '25: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 9.2%, DIIs 25.2%, Public 11.1%, Others 0.8%.Mar '26: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 8.8%, DIIs 25.5%, Public 11.1%, Others 0.9%.Jun '26: Promoters 53.7%, FIIs 8.4%, DIIs 25.4%, Public 11.7%, Others 0.8%.
Who bought this quarter
since Mar 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- HDFC Small Cap Fund Mutual fund +0.28 pp 8.74% held
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Trustee Private Limited A/C Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Mutual fund +0.12 pp 1.22% held
The same filing shows 2 holders trimming and 0 off the list — both are in the register beside this.
Who is on the register
Named in the Jun 2026 filing
Every holder of Firstsource Solutions Limited above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Mar 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rpsg Ventures Limited | 53.66% | unchanged |
| HDFC Small Cap Fund Mutual fund | 8.74% | +0.28 pp |
| Life Insurance Corporation Of India Insurer | 4.01% | unchanged |
| SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Mutual fund | 2.03% | −0.22 pp |
| ICICI Bank Ltd Bank | 1.73% | unchanged |
| Tata Digital India Fund Mutual fund | 1.43% | −0.40 pp |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Trustee Private Limited A/C Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Mutual fund | 1.22% | +0.12 pp |
| Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Sovereign | 1.11% | unchanged |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
Mutual funds in FSL
Filings to Aug 2026
0 new, 5 added, 1 trimmed, 0 sold out — net +1.35 L shares (+0.2%).
- Held by funds
- ₹2.2k Cr
- 9 schemes
- Biggest holder
- HDFC Small Cap Fund
- ₹1.8k Cr · 4.2% of that fund
| Scheme | Holding | Last month | Held since |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Small Cap Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹1.8k Cr | held | Dec '22 |
| SBI Innovative Opportunities Fund SBI Mutual Fund | ₹185 Cr | held | Sep '24 |
| SBI Technology Opportunities Fund SBI Mutual Fund | ₹159 Cr | held | Mar '23 |
| HDFC Technology Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | ₹67 Cr | +1.26 L | Nov '23 |
| Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Nippon India Mutual Fund | ₹13 Cr | +0.06 L | Oct '20 |
| SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund SBI Mutual Fund | ₹7 Cr | +0.03 L | Oct '22 |
| Nippon India Nifty 500 Equal Weight Index Fund Nippon India Mutual Fund | ₹1 Cr | +0.00 L | Sep '24 |
| SBI Nifty 500 Index Fund SBI Mutual Fund | ₹0 Cr | −0.00 L | Sep '24 |
HDFC, Nippon India and SBI schemes, from their monthly disclosures. Changes are counted in shares, so a price move never looks like buying or selling.
Mutual funds Aug 2026
5 added, 1 trimmed — net +1.35 L shares (+0.2%)
- Funds are sitting on
- +59%
- vs est. average cost
- Held by funds
- ₹2.2k Cr
- 9 schemes · ≈ 9.2% of the company
- Biggest holder
- HDFC Small Cap Fund
- ₹1.8k Cr · 4.2% of that fund
- Longest holder
- Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund
- 5y 11m · since Oct '20
Shares held by these funds +21%
Aug '23 7.45 cr shares Jul '26
What the price assumes
AttractiveTo justify its price of ₹248, this stock must grow earnings at 15% every year for 7 years. Our analysis caps realistic growth at ~19%. At that growth it is worth ₹306 — upside of 24%.
- Growth the price implies
- 14.6% a year
- for 7 years, fading to 4%
- It has actually compounded at
- 19.2% a year
- net profit, FY23–FY26 · EPS 18.7%
- The gap
- -0.0 pp
- 24% downside if it only repeats history
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